Malaysia Airlines fleet

Malaysia Airlines has 5 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. 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.

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Current Passenger Fleet

Malaysia Airlines Passenger Fleet

Aircraft Total Orders Options Passengers Engines Routes Notes
F C Y Total
Airbus A330-200 3 42 187 229 2x PW PW4168A Short-Medium Haul
Chennai (MH180/MH181)
Denpasar (MH714/MH715)
Guangzhou (MH376/MH377)
Kota Kinabalu
Kuching
Xiamen (MH391/MH391)
Equipped with PTV. To be phased out.
Airbus A330-300 9 45 250 295 2x PW PW4168 Short-Medium Haul
Denpasar (MH714/715)
Dhaka (MH196/MH197)
Dubai (MH154/MH155);(MH156/MH157)
Hong Kong (MH74/75)
Karachi-Dubai (MH160/MH161)
Kota Kinabalu
Kuching
Seoul-Incheon (MH66/MH67)
Portable Media Player (AVOD) provided to Golden Club Class passengers.To be phased out.
Airbus A330-300EX 5 10 10 36 247 283 2x PW4170 International Medium Haul
Adelaide (MH138/MH139)
Brisbane (MH134/MH135)
Melbourne (MH149/MH148);(MH129/MH128)
Shanghai (MH386/MH387)
Kota Kinabalu
Kuching
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 from 2011-201.
Airbus A380-800 6 8 52 443 503 4x RR Trent 900 International Long Haul
London-Heathrow, Amsterdam, Sydney
Entry into service: 2012[1]
Boeing 737-400 37 0 16 128 144 2x CFM56-3C1 Short Haul
Alor Setar
Bandar Seri Begawan (MH730/MH731)
Bangkok
Bintulu
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Kong (MH384/MH385)
Jakarta
Johor Bahru
Kota Bharu
Kota Kinabalu
Kuala Terengganu
Kuantan
Kuching
Labuan
Langkawi
Medan
Miri
Penang
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Sandakan
Sibu
Siem Reap
Singapore
Surabaya
Taipei
Tawau
Yangon
Yogyakarta
Exit from service: 2014
Boeing 737-800 20 (10 MX*,10 ML*) 35 10 0 16
16
150
144
166
160
2x CFM56-7B26
2x CFM56-7BE (new airplane)
Short-Medium Haul
Bangalore (MH192/MH193)
Bangkok (MH782/MH783);(MH784/MH785)
Colombo (MH178/MH179)
Delhi (MH172/173)
Kunming (MH352/MH353)
Manila (except MH802/803 on Mon & Sat)
Male (MH176/MH177)
Seoul
Kota Kinabalu
Kuching (MH2516)
Penang (regular adjustment)
Perth (MH120/MH121)
Phnom Penh (MH762/763)
Shamshabad
Singapore (MH605/606)
Taipei (MH366/367)
Tokyo-Haneda (MH82/83)
Yangon
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 9 12 41 306 359 4x PW PW4056 Long Haul
Amsterdam (MH16/MH17)
Cape Town-Buenos Aires (MH201/MH202)
London (MH1/MH4, MH2/MH3)
Sydney (MH122/MH123)
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
Auckland (MH132/MH133)
Beijing (MH370/MH371);(MH378/MH379)
Frankfurt (MH5/MH6)
Delhi (MH190/191)
Hong Kong (MH72/MH73)
Istanbul (MH30/MH31)
Johannesburg (MH203/MH204)
Jeddah (MH150/MH151)
Kota Kinabalu
Mumbai (MH194/MH195)
Osaka(Kansai) (MH52/MH53)
Paris (MH20/MH21)
Perth (MH124/MH125);(MH126/MH127)
Rome (MH14/MH15)
Shanghai (MH388/MH389)
Sydney (MH140/MH141)
Taipei-Los Angeles (MH94/MH95)
Tokyo-Narita (MH88/MH89)
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 April 2012.[9] Here is a sneak preview of the new Malaysia Airlines A380 Plane taken inside the Airbus factory in Toulouse, France. [10]

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

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 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 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 rplaced 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, 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

Malaysia Airlines Cargo fleet
Aircraft In fleet Order Option Capacity Notes
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

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 A300 6 July 1995 1 leased from Air France while another one leased from Scandinavian Airlines System.
Airbus A310 1 October 1990 Leased for a short period.
Airbus A330-200 2 (3 still in service)
Airbus A330-300 2 (11 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 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 Airlines.
Boeing 747-100 1 The only 747-100 in Malaysia Airlines fleet.
Boeing 747-200 (20)4 still active in MASkargo October 2005 Converted to Cargo Freighter 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 Airways.
Vickers Viscount 2 September 1963 Malayan Airways 1959-1963

References

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  2. ^ "Malaysia Airlines Active & Retired A330". Air Fleets.net. http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Malaysia%20Airlines-active-a330.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
  3. ^ "Malaysia Airlines' First A330 Refurbished Aircraft Ready for Flight Operations Effective 27 May 2008". Malaysia Airlines News Center. http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/corp/corp/news/news-080527.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-21. 
  4. ^ "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. http://web.archive.org/web/20061014212600/http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/pressreleases/pressreleases_items/06_10_03_a380_delays_company_restructuring_plan.html. Retrieved 2006-10-03. 
  5. ^ "Malaysia Airlines Says no Decision on Superjumbo A380s". CNBC. 19 March 2007. http://www.cnbc.com/id/17679650/. Retrieved 2008-04-12. 
  6. ^ a b "Malaysia Airlines to buy 55 Boeing planes for 3 bln dlrs: report". Afp.google.com. 2008-03-30. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5izEa9vTtYfWhK_aqq3Pd3QvIrsBQ. Retrieved 2011-12-26. 
  7. ^ Airbus A380 delivery schedule: on Airbus website
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  9. ^ MAS to receive A380 in April 2012
  10. ^ Sneak Preview of the New Malaysia Airlines Airbus A380 Plane
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  13. ^ "AeroMalaysia: Malaysia Airlines: Former Fleet"