Friday, June 18, 2010

Malaysian Airlines Fleet

Current Passenger Fleet

Malaysia Airlines Fleet
Aircraft↓Total↓Order↓Option↓Seat Configuration↓Routes↓Notes↓
Airbus A330-200300229 (-/42/187)Domestic/International short-medium haul
Bangkok, Denpasar, Guangzhou, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Langkawi, Penang, Singapore, Xiamen
Equipped with PTV
Airbus A330-3001015 (NEW GENERATION)10 (NEW GENERATION)294 (-/44/250)
298 (-/42/256)
Domestic/International short-medium haul
Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Chennai, Colombo, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Dubai, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Male, Manila, Osaka, Perth, Seoul(Incheon), Shanghai, Singapore
Portable Media Player (AVOD)
provided to Golden Club Class passengers
Airbus A380-800060510[1]International long haulEntry into service: 2012[2]
Boeing 737-400100144 (16/-/128)Domestic/Regional short haul
same as B737-4H6
Exit from service: 2014
Boeing 737-4003600144 (16/-/128)Domestic/Regional short haul
Alor Setar, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangkok, Bintulu, Cebu, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Johor Bahru, Kaohsiung, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan, Kuching, Labuan, Langkawi, Macau, Medan, Miri, Penang, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Sandakan, Sibu, Siem Reap, Singapore, Surabaya, Taipei, Tawau, Yangon, Yogyakarta
Exit from service: 2014
Boeing 737-800 WL300152 (16/-/136)Domestic/Regional short haul
Bangalore, Kunming, Shamshabad, Taipei
Leased from ILFC
Boeing 737-800 WL NG03520Domestic/Regional short haul
will take over B737-400 routes
Entry into service: September 2010
Replacing:Boeing 737-400
Boeing 747-4001000359 (12/41/306)International medium-long haul
Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Johannesburg, London, Sydney,
Equipped with AVOD
Boeing 777-200 ER1700282 (-/35/247)International medium-long haul
Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Jeddah, Kota Kinabalu, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mumbai, Paris, Perth, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo
Equipped with AVOD

[edit]Airbus A330

Malaysia Airlines operates two variants of the Airbus A330: the Airbus A330-200 (3 in fleet) and the Airbus A330-300 (11 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.[3]. 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.[4]

All 14 Airbus A330 aircraft are painted in the standard Malaysia Airlines' livery, with its logo on the tailfin.

[edit]Airbus A380

Rendering of Airbus A380 for Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines signed a contract with Airbus EADS to purchase 6 Airbus A380 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.[5][6] Malaysia Airlines and Airbus agreed on compensations and a new schedule for the deliveries on 31 March 2008, considering the new overall plans of the airline, with the deliveries to be done in 2011. [7] [8][9]. However, Airbus pushed the delivery of the first A380 for the second time. The first A380 is now planned to be delivered in the first half of 2012[10].

[edit]Boeing 737

Rendering of Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800

Malaysia Airlines operates 36 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 35 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.On February 2009, Malaysia Airlines received 2 leased 737-800s and another one in March.

[edit]Boeing 747

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747 aircraft

Malaysia Airlines first received Boeing 747-400 aircraft in the year 1989. Two of the older aircraft were sold toQantas, while Malaysia Airlines leased one Boeing 747-400 to Singapore Airlines. The aircraft is deployed on medium-long and long-haul routes such as Kuala Lumpur to London and Los Angeles. 19 Boeing 747-400 passenger aircraft were bought and 10 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.

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


[edit]Boeing 777

Malaysia Airlines Freedom of Spaceaircraft in Kuala Lumpur International Airport

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, Perth andShanghai. 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.

[edit]Current Cargo Fleet

Malaysia Airlines Cargo fleet
Aircraft↓In fleet↓Order↓Option↓Capacity↓Notes↓
Boeing 747-200F400100,000kgLeased
Boeing 747-400F200120,000kg
Airbus A300-60010042,000 kgleased

[edit]Fleet Expansion

Airbus A380 MSN001 with Malaysia Airlines livery.
  • 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.[11]
  • On March 31, 2008, MAS announced the purchase of up to 55 Boeing 737-800. 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 737-900. The delivery of the 6 Airbus A380 was also confirmed for 2011. [7][9][12]

[edit]Historical Fleet

List of aircraft that Malaysia Airlines and its predecessor companies have flown in the past.[13]

Malaysia Airlines Retired Fleet
Aircraft↓Total↓Exit From Service↓Notes↓
Airbus A3006July 19951 leased from Air France while another one leased from Scandinavian Airlines System.
Airbus A3101October 1990Leased for a short period.
Airbus A330-2002(3 still in service)
Airbus A330-3002(11 still in service)
Boeing 70710December 1980replaced by A300.
Boeing 737-1005September 1972Malaysia Singapore Airlines(MSA) fleet.Transferred to Singapore Airlines on Oct 1st,1972.
Boeing 737-200231994Replaced by Boeing 737-400/500 series.
Boeing 737-300F2Converted as Freighters for MASKargo.
Boeing 737-400382014 (expected)(36 still in service)
Boeing 737-5009October 2000All 737-500 fleet were decommissioned.
Boeing 737-700 BBJ1June 2003Handed over to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).Registration :9M-BBJ.
Boeing 737-80022 leased from Travel Service Airlines.
Boeing 747-1001The only 747-100 in Malaysia Airlines fleet.
Boeing 747-200(20)4 still active in MASkargoOctober 2005Converted to Cargo Freighter for MASkargo.
Boeing 747-3001April 2002The only 747-300 in Malaysia Airlines fleet.
Boeing 747-400/400F9(11 passenger and 2 freighter aircraft still in service)
Bristol Britannia91963Malayan Airways leased from BOAC 1961-1963
Britten Norman Islander4
De Havilland Canada Comet7November 19695 operated by Malaysian Airways/
Malaysia-Singapore Airlines 1965-1969,
2 leased to Malaysia-Singapore Airlines
from BOAC 1967-1969
De Havilland Canada DHC Beaver
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter7August 2006Remaining 4 aircraft now operated by MASwings
Fokker F2720
Fokker F5012August 2006Now operated by MAS subsidiaries,
MASWings 2,

(one written off in a crash in Tawau).To be retired on April 25th,2010.

Douglas DC-3ex-Borneo Airways fleet were added to current MAL DC-3 fleet upon the absorption of Borneo Airways in 1965.
Douglas DC-4ex-Borneo Airways fleet
Lockheed Super ConstellationMalayan Airways fleet.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-307March 20001 leased from World Airways
McDonnell Douglas MD-116March 2000All leased from World Airways - 3 passengers aircraft, 2 Convertible Freighters, and 1 freighter (the last three for MASkargo)
Twin Pioneers2Ex-Borneo Airways fleet,after the absorption of Borneo Airways into Malaysian Airways.
Vickers Viscount2September 1963Malayan Airways 1959-1963

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