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Revision as of 02:02, 11 November 2012
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Malaysia Airlines has 6 types of aircraft in its fleet. These aircraft are: The Boeing 747-400, the Boeing 777-200ER, the Boeing 737-400 and -800, and the Airbus A330-200 and -300 and Airbus A380-800. Its freighter subsidiary (MASkargo's aircraft are Airbus A300-600, Boeing 747-200F and Boeing 747-400F while its subsidiaries (Firefly and MASwings) are ATR 72-500, de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter and Boeing 737-800 (except MASwings). Malaysia Airlines is now ordering Airbus A380-800 and Boeing 737-800 which replaces Boeing 737-400. The Boeing customer code for Malaysia Airline is 7x7-xH6.
Current Passenger Fleet
Malaysia Airlines Passenger Fleet
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Options | Passengers | Engines | Routes | Notes | |||
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F | C | Y | Total | |||||||
Airbus A330-200 | 2 | — | — | — | 42 | 187 | 229 | 2x PW PW4168A | Short-Medium Haul | Equipped with PTV. To be replaced by New A330-300. |
Airbus A330-300 | 4 | — | — | — | 45 | 250 | 295 | 2x PW PW4168 | Short-Medium Haul | Portable Media Player (AVOD) provided to Golden Club Class passengers.To be replaced by New A330-300. |
Airbus A330-300EX | 10 | 5 | 10 | — | 36 | 247 | 283 | 2x PW4170 | International Medium Haul | To take over all Airbus A330-200 and A330-300 routes. New Business and Economy Class seats as well as a new interior. All aircraft also equipped with AVOD. Begins operations April 2011.To be delivered between 2011-2013. |
Airbus A380-800 | 2[1] | 4 | — | 8 | 66 | 420 | 494 | 4x RR Trent 900 | International Long Haul | |
Boeing 737-400 | 31 | — | — | 0 | 16 | 128 | 144 | 2x CFM56-3C1 | Short Haul | Exit from service: 2014 |
Boeing 737-800 | 25 (10 MX*,15 ML*) | 35 | 10 | 0 | 16 16 |
150 144 |
166 160 |
2x CFM56-7B26 2x CFM56-7BE (new airplane) |
Short-Medium Haul | 10 (ML* series) aircraft leased from ILFC Aircraft will take over all existing 737-400 routes. Aircraft that has the new Boeing sky interior, personal AVOD and new interior are the MX* series.Leased aircraft are registered as ML* series. |
Boeing 747-400 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 41 | 306 | 359 | 4x PW PW4056 | Sydney and London | Equipped with AVOD in each seat. To be replaced by Airbus A380-800's. |
Boeing 777-200ER | 17 | — | — | 0 | 35 | 250 | 285 | 2x RR Trent 892 | Medium-Long Haul | Equipped with AVOD in each seat. |
Airbus A330
Malaysia Airlines operates two variants of the Airbus A330: the Airbus A330-200 (3 in fleet) and the Airbus A330-300 OLD (9 in fleet).This aircraft is used to fly short-to-medium-haul routes, such as Kunming, Beijing and Chennai. Malaysia Airlines owns all A330-200 and -300 aircraft, and the first was delivered in 1995.[2] Their Golden Club Class interiors and seats have been refurbished.
Malaysia Airlines' Airbus A330-300 and A330-200 aircraft will be refurbished in batches with new seat covers, carpet and un-pleated curtains. Seat cushion and arm caps will be replaced with a new material.[3]
Older 12 Airbus A330 aircraft are painted in the standard Malaysia Airlines livery, with its logo on the tailfin. The new Airbus A330-300EX will have a new interior, seats and a personal AVOD in each seat.MAS has ordered 25 new Airbus A330-300EX's.
Airbus A380
Malaysia Airlines signed a contract with Airbus to purchase 6 Airbus A380s in 2003. The airline expected to receive its first Airbus A380 in 2007, but delivery was delayed due to manufacturing problems. On 3 October 2006, upon completion of a review of the A380 program, the deliveries were pushed approximately two years back to 2009.[4][5] Malaysia Airlines and Airbus agreed on compensation and a new schedule for the deliveries on 31 March 2008, considering the new overall plans of the airline, with the deliveries to be made in 2011.[6][7][8] However, Airbus postponed the delivery of the first A380 a second time. The first A380 is now planned to be delivered in June 2012[9] and will feature all-new livery to highlight MAS' 'wau' kite design element.[10] The first A380 commercial flight is scheduled to commence on 1 July 2012 flying from Kuala Lumpur to London-Heathrow[11] with flights to Sydney following on 25 September 2012.[12] The A380 will have 8 seats in first class at the front of the lower deck, 66 business class seats on the upper deck and a total of 420 economy seats across both decks, with 350 on the lower deck and 70 upstairs.[13] Children under 12 will not be allowed to travel in the upper deck economy cabin.[14] And finally, 28 June 2012,Malaysian first A380 touchdown at Kuala Lumpur International Airport for the second time officially painted with its new livery of Malaysia Airlines and it will starts operating in 29 June 2012 for its first flight from Kuala Lumpur to London in the morning .
Boeing 737
Malaysia Airlines operates 37 Boeing 737-400 aircraft. These fly to regional South-East Asia and domestic destinations. All planes are owned by Malaysia Airlines and have an average age of 14.6 years. The Boeing 737-400 will be retired when 55 new Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft are delivered, starting in 2010. (The 737-800 order was announced at the Farnborough Air Show on July 16, 2008.) The 737-800 aircraft will enable much longer ranges to be flown using Boeing 737-series aircraft. In February 2009, Malaysia Airlines received two leased 737-800s; and another one in March.Malaysia Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 on 1 November 2010. New Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft will be painted in new Malaysia Airlines livery and will be equipped with Boeing Sky Interior and new blue seats for Golden Club Class and red seats for Economy class. Aircraft registered 9M-MX* for MAS owned and 9M-ML* for leased will be equipped with PTV in every seat and will be used for international flights.
Boeing 747
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Malaysia Airlines first received Boeing 747-400 aircraft in the year 1989. Two of the older aircraft were sold to Qantas (which have since been retired from the Qantas fleet), while Malaysia Airlines leased a Boeing 747-400 to Singapore Airlines. The aircraft is deployed on medium-long and long-haul routes such as Kuala Lumpur to London and Amsterdam. 19 Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft were bought and 9 are still owned by Malaysia Airlines. The airline also owns 2 Boeing 747-400F cargo aircraft.
The Boeing 747-400 aircraft have an average fleet age of 11.5 years. All aircraft have been fitted with new interiors, new seats in Economy class, angled, lie-flat beds in Golden Club Class and flat beds in First Class, and next-generation inflight entertainment systems. Malaysia's Boeing 747-400 is now its only aircraft series to have a 3-class cabin configuration.To be replaced with Airbus A380's.
Two of the Boeing 747-400s (9M-MPB and 9M-MPD) were painted in Hibiscus livery from 2005 to 2008.
Boeing 777
All Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 aircraft are Extended Range (ER) models. The airline deployed these aircraft to fly medium-to-long-haul routes, such as Melbourne, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, Perth and Shanghai. The Boeing 777 aircraft have a maximum flight range of 12,779 km (6,900 nm). Malaysia Airlines owns all of its 17 777-200ERs. In 1997, the airline also became the record-holder of the world's longest non-commercial non-stop flight, from Boeing Field in Seattle to Kuala Lumpur, flying eastward, passing over the European and African continents, breaking the Great Circle Distance Without Landing record for an airliner with its Boeing 777-200ER dubbed Super Ranger: a record now held by the Boeing 777-200LR
The first 777-200ER was delivered in 1997, and the average age is 8.5 years. All aircraft are in a two-class configuration, equipped with Audio Video On Demand (AVOD) in all traveling classes and angled, lie-flat seats in Golden Club Class. One of the Boeing 777-200ERs (9M-MRD) was painted in Heliconia livery from 2005 to 2008.
Current Cargo Fleet
Aircraft | In fleet | Order | Option | Capacity | Notes |
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Boeing 747-200F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100,000 kg | Leased |
Boeing 747-400F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120,000 kg | |
Airbus A330-200F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70,000 kg |
Fleet Expansion
- On April 26, 2007, MAS requested proposals from Boeing and Airbus for up to 55 aircraft to replace the Boeing 737-400's, plus proposals for new wide-bodied aircraft for long-haul service: rumored to be the Boeing 747-8, Airbus A350 or Boeing 787 Dreamliner.[15]
- On March 31, 2008, MAS announced the purchase of up to 50 Boeing 737-800 and had ordered an additional 5 aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show. This order includes an option to buy 10 additional planes. This deal is expected to be worth more than $3 billion, with delivery beginning in 2010. In addition, MAS has the option to swap the Boeing 737-800 for the larger Boeing 737-900ER's. The delivery of the 6 Airbus A380 was also confirmed for the second quarter 2012.[6][8][16]
Historical Fleet
List of aircraft that Malaysia Airlines and its predecessor companies have flown in the past.[17]
Aircraft | Total | Exit From Service | Notes |
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Airbus A300 | 6 | July 1995 | 1 leased from Air France while another one leased from Scandinavian Airlines. |
Airbus A310 | 1 | October 1990 | Leased for a short period from Royal Jordanian. |
Airbus A330-200 | 2 | (3 still in service) | |
Airbus A330-300 | 2 | (11 still in service) | |
Airbus A380-800 | 1 | (5 on order) Entry into commercial service: 1 July 2012 | |
Boeing 707 | 10 | December 1980 | replaced by A300. |
Boeing 737-100 | 5 | September 1972 | Malaysia Singapore Airlines(MSA) fleet.Transferred to Singapore Airlines on Oct 1st,1972. |
Boeing 737-200 | 23 | 1994 | Replaced by Boeing 737-400/500 series. |
Boeing 737-300F | 2 | Converted as Freighters for MASKargo. | |
Boeing 737-400 | 38 | 2014 (expected) | (36 still in service) |
Boeing 737-500 | 9 | October 2000 | All 737-500 fleet were decommissioned. |
Boeing 737-700 BBJ | 1 | June 2003 | Handed over to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).Registration :9M-BBJ. |
Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 2 leased from Travel Service. | |
Boeing 747-100 | 1 | The only 747-100 in Malaysia Airlines fleet. | |
Boeing 747-200 | (20) | October 2005 | Some converted for MASkargo. |
Boeing 747-300 | 1 | April 2002 | The only 747-300 in Malaysia Airlines fleet. |
Boeing 747-400/400F | 9 | (11 passenger and 2 freighter aircraft still in service) | |
Bristol Britannia | 9 | 1963 | Malayan Airways leased from BOAC 1961-1963 |
Britten Norman Islander | 4 | Replacing the Twin Pioneer aircraft for rural air services in Sabah & Sarawak.Later replaced with Twin Otters. | |
De Havilland Canada Comet | 7 | November 1969 | 5 operated by Malaysian Airways/ Malaysia-Singapore Airlines 1965-1969, 2 leased to Malaysia-Singapore Airlines from BOAC 1967-1969 |
De Havilland Canada DHC Beaver | Operated by MAL | ||
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 7 | August 2006 | Remaining 4 aircraft now operated by MASwings |
Fokker F27 | 20 | ||
Fokker F50 | 12 | August 2006 | Retired from active duty on April 25, 2010. |
Douglas DC-3 | ex-Borneo Airways fleet were added to current MAL DC-3 fleet upon the absorption of Borneo Airways in 1965. | ||
Douglas DC-4 | ex-Borneo Airways fleet | ||
Lockheed Super Constellation | Malayan Airways fleet. | ||
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 7 | March 2000 | 1 leased from World Airways |
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 6 | March 2000 | All leased from World Airways - 3 passengers aircraft, 2 Convertible Freighters, and 1 freighter (the last three for MASkargo) |
Twin Pioneers | 2 | Ex-Borneo Airways fleet,after the absorption of Borneo Airways into Malaysian Airway. | |
Vickers Viscount | 2 | September 1963 | Malayan Airways 1959-1963 |
References
- ^ 25 July 2012. "Malaysia Airlines takes delivery of its first A380 | Airbus Press release". Airbus.com. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
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- ^ "Malaysia Airlines' First A330 Refurbished Aircraft Ready for Flight Operations Effective 27 May 2008". Malaysia Airlines News Center. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "Airbus confirms further A380 delay and launches company restructuring plan". Airbus S.A.S. 3 October 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
- ^ "Malaysia Airlines Says no Decision on Superjumbo A380s". CNBC. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b "Malaysia Airlines to buy 55 Boeing planes for 3 bln dlrs: report". Afp.google.com. 2008-03-30. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ^ Airbus A380 delivery schedule: on Airbus website
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