Malaysia Airlines fleet

The fleet of Malaysia Airlines consists 5 types of aircraft, namely: the Boeing 777-200ER, the Boeing 737-400 and -800 and the Airbus A330-300 and Airbus A380-800. Its freighter subsidiary MASkargo's fleet are Airbus A330-200F and Boeing 747-400F while its subsidiaries (Firefly and MASwings) are ATR 72-500 and de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter. Malaysia Airlines has taken delivery of its Airbus A380-800 and its Boeing 737-800 which will replace the Boeing 737-400.

Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft in Hong Kong International Airport

Current Passenger Fleet

Malaysia Airlines Passenger Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Orders	Options	Passengers				Routes	Notes
				F	C	Y	Total
Airbus A330-300	15	0	10	—	36	247	283	International Medium Haul	New Business and Economy Class seats as well as a new interior. All aircraft also equipped with AVOD. To be delivered until 2013.
Airbus A380-800	6	4	—	8	66	420	494	International Long Haul	The airline is considering adding more A380s to their fleet.
Boeing 737-800	15 (ML*,FF*) 41 (MX*,MLM-MLR,MS*)	14	10	0	16 16	150 144	166 160	International Short-Medium Haul	15 (ML*,FF*) aircraft leased from lessor 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*,MLM-MLR and MS* series. Leased aircraft are registered as ML* and FF* series.9M-MXA in Retro livery
Boeing 747-400	1	—	12	41	306	359	International Long Haul	One Aircraft was reactivated with 2005 old interiors installed. To be used as a temporary backup/relief aircraft when the A380s undergo schedule wingfix.
Boeing 777-200ER	14	—	—	0	35	247	282	International Medium-Long Haul	Equipped with AVOD in each seat. This aircraft will soon be phased out and will be replaced with the Boeing 777X, Boeing 787 Dreamliner or the Airbus A350 XWB. Phased out by 2015.

Airbus A330

Malaysia Airlines operates two variants of the Airbus A330: the Airbus A330-200 (3 in the fleet) and the Airbus A330-300 OLD (9 in the 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. 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.

Older 12 Airbus A330 aircraft are painted in the standard Malaysia Airlines livery, with its logo on the tailfin. The older 12 Airbus A330 have been phased out of the fleet. The new Airbus A330-300EX will have a new interior, seats and a personal AVOD in each seat. Malaysia Airlines has ordered 15 and 10 option 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.

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. However, Airbus postponed the delivery of the first A380 a second time. The first A380 is now planned to be delivered in June 2012 and will feature all-new livery to highlight MAS' 'wau' kite design element. The first A380 commercial flight commenced on 1 July 2012 flying from to London with flights to Sydney following on 25 September 2012.

The A380 has 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. Children under 12 will not be allowed to travel in the upper deck economy cabin. On 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 starts operating in 29 June 2012 for its first flight 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 2011-2016. (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* and 9M-MS* is owned by MAS plus equipped with PTV in every seat, 9M-ML* and 9M-FF* is leased from lessor plus 9M-MLM-9M-MLR is equipped with PTV in every seat.

Boeing 747

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 aircraft

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400 in Hibiscus livery

Malaysia Airlines Freedom of Space aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

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 haul routes from Kuala Lumpur Hub such as London, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita. 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.

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-generations inflight entertainment systems. Two of the Boeing 747-400s (9M-MPB and 9M-MPD) were painted in Hibiscus livery from 2005 to 2008.

All Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400s have been replaced by the Airbus A380.

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 Auckland, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Tokyo 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. On 8 March, 9M-MRO one of the Boeing 777-200ERs went missing while operating Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The Boeing 777-200ER will be phased out and replaced by either the Boeing 777X, Boeing 787 Dreamliner or the Airbus A350 XWB.

Current Cargo Fleet

Malaysia Airlines Cargo fleet

Aircraft	In fleet	Order	Option	Capacity	Notes
Boeing 747-400F	2	0	0	120,000 kg
Airbus A330-200F	4	0	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 777X, Boeing 747-8, Airbus A350 or Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

• 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.

Historical Fleet

List of aircraft that Malaysia Airlines and its predecessor companies have flown in the past.

Malaysia Airlines Retired Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Exit From Service	Notes
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	5
Airbus A330-300	13		(13 still in service)
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	46	2014	Completely phased out as of 15/6/2014 and replaced by Boeing 737-800
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	21		(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 under Federated Air Service (FAS)
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter	7	August 2006	Remaining 4 aircraft now operated by MASwings
Fokker F27	20
Fokker 50	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