▁regional ▁air line ▁operating ▁the ▁R ural ▁Air ▁Services ▁( R AS ) ▁in ▁East ▁Malays ia . ▁It ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁R AS ▁previously ▁operated ▁by ▁Fly As ian X press . ▁The ▁first ▁flight ▁was ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁Airlines ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Its ▁headquarters ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁M AS / MA Sw ings ▁Administration ▁Building , ▁K ota ▁Kin ab alu ▁International ▁Airport , ▁Sab ah . ▁Pre viously ▁its ▁head ▁office ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Beautiful ▁J ade ▁Centre ▁in ▁Mi ri . ▁ ▁M AS w ings ▁is ▁a ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁Airlines . ▁ ▁Regional ▁expansion ▁ ▁B I MP - E AG A ▁( first ▁phase ) ▁On ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁The ▁Star ▁reported ▁that ▁M AS w ings ▁planned ▁to ▁begin ▁flying ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Kal im ant an ▁and ▁Sul aw esi ▁by ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁certain ▁circumstances , ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁begin ▁flying ▁on ▁some ▁these ▁routes ▁yet , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Pont ian ak , ▁Bal ik p apan ▁and ▁Tar ak an , ▁in ▁the ▁Kal im ant an ▁region . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁M AS w ings ▁had ▁been ▁expl oring ▁the ▁possibility ▁of