KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 -- Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is not looking to tap its sole shareholder, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, for a fresh capital injection despite rising macroeconomic pressures, according to group managing director Datuk Captain Izham Ismail.

Speaking at a press conference today, Izham said MAG remains committed to operating independently of shareholder bailouts, even as global headwinds - including new US tariffs - threaten to push up operating costs.

"It's not fair for shareholders to inject capital due to inefficiencies within the organisation. A company needs to be commercially sustainable in order to operate," he was quoted as saying by Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

While acknowledging that any decision on capital inje...