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Anna Maria Samsudin
New Straits Times
04-02-2008
Flying high on big demand
Byline: Anna Maria Samsudin
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Business Times
Type: News

COMMERCIAL helicopter services in Malaysia, particularly in the offshore air transportation, is expected to fly high as oil companies beef up exploration activities. ANNA MARIA SAMSUDIN examines the outlook for this lucrative business.

In the 1960s and 1970s, helicopter services in Malaysia were a mode of transportation enjoyed only by the privileged few, comprising mainly royalties, dignitaries, politicians as well as corporate captains.
But as the country began to move into oil exploration in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the role ...

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