KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines is on course to break even by 2018 as it steps up efforts to turn a profit after facing tragedies and record losses, says outgoing CEO Christoph Muller.In an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international broadcaster, he said the national carrier was stepping up efforts to turn a profit after facing tragedies and record losses.This would mark a tremendous improvement in the company's fortunes, given that two disasters in 2014 - including the disappearance of Flight MH370 and the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine - hurt the airline's reputation and sales.Muller said one reason the airline was in dire conditions when he took over as CEO was because of the airline's poor personnel management and bloated workforce.This saw 6,000 workers being laid off as he sought to streamline the airlines operations.Muller will officially step down in September.Below is the link to the interview with DW: