KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Outgoing Malaysia Airlines Bhd Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Bellew has expressed confidence in the appointment of Captain Izham Ismail as the new Group CEO and Executive Director of the company.

Bellew, in his Instagram posting said Izham would also be a great leader for Malaysia Airlines.

He also described Izham as a proud dad, granddad, aviation professional, technical geek, outstanding pilot and most importantly, a wonderful man.

"He will be a great leader of this special airline. I am very proud of you Izham. I’ll pray for your success. I hope you still have me on speed dial,” he wrote in his posting today. — Bernama