SEPANG: Drama continues to unfold at new airline SKS Airways Sdn Bhd as its recently-appointed chief executive officer (CEO) Dzuleira Abu Bakar is believed to have resigned.
It is learnt that the former head of Malaysian Research Accelerator for Technology and Innovation had tendered her resignation last week.
Business Times has contacted SKS Airways for comment.
Earlier today, Business Times reported that SKS Airways Sdn Bhd is scrambling to secure funding to pay for the delivery of 10 leased Embraer E195-E2 aircraft and is believed to have halted flight operations to two of the destinations it flies to, Tioman and Redang.
SKS Airways was to start taking delivery of the first Embraer aircraft in January 2024.
It is understood that the delivery of the carrier's first E195-E2 aircraft has been delayed to the second quarter of 2024 from January 2024.
SKS Airways is the second airline to face financing difficulties in the last month.
On October 8, 2023, Business Times reported that, MyAirline Sdn Bhd announced the departure of its CEO Rayner Teo.
A little over a week later, airline abruptly halted operationsabruptly halted operationsleaving thousands of passengers stranded.