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Don't call me The Terminator, says new MAS chief

He acquires sobriquet following 6,000 job cuts at the Malaysian carrier

Published Tue, Jun 9, 2015 · 09:50 PM

London

MALAYSIA Airlines' chief executive isn't shying away from cutting jobs or scrapping routes to return the carrier to profit, though he's not particularly fond of the nickname he's acquired doing so.

Christoph Mueller took the top post in May with the task of restoring profit to an airline already losing money before last year's twin tragedies.

He came to the job with turnaround expe…

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