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Malaysian Airlines System is the flag carrier airline of Malaysia. It was created in 1946 as Malayan Airways, and was renamed Malaysian Airways when Malaysia gained independence in 1963. It became Malaysia-Singapore Airlines in 1965 when Singapore broke away from the Malaysian federation. MSA ceased operations in 1972, and two airlines were born — Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and Singapore Airlines. In 2014 it experienced 2 aircraft crashes killing more than 500 passengers.
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