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| Founded | 8 August 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 19 September 2012 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2016 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||
| Key people | Azlan Zainal Abidin (CEO) [1] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd (doing business as Eaglexpress) was a charter airline with its headquarters in Selangor, Malaysia [2] and base at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. [3]
The airline was a joint venture between private investors in Malaysia and South Korea, [2] with 60%-40% [2] holding respectively, [4] [5] it plans on specialising in Pilgrimage, Holiday and Business charters as well as ACMI operations on behalf of other airlines. [6]
The company was set up in January 2012 and operated their first charter flight in February for a holiday group from South Korea to Malaysia, it was followed by Umra flights to Jeddah for a Malaysian Travel Agency under a six-month contract from March to mid September, flying Pilgrims from Malaysia, Southern Thailand and Indonesia. [7]
The airline hoped to have 8 aircraft by the end of 2012, which include Boeing 737-400/Boeing 737-800, [8] and up to 20 aircraft in the next 5 years. [9] [10] Their first Hajj service to Jeddah took off 21 September 2012. [11]
On 20 December, The Edge reports that Eaglexpress Air Service Permit (ASP) has been revoked, and it shall have no effect from 21 Dec 2016, according to a statement issued by Malaysian Aviation Commission. [12]
The Eaglexpress fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2017): [13]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-400 | 2 | — | ||
| Total | 2 | |||
