Malaysia Airlines fleet

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Malaysia Airlines operates a fleet of Airbus A330 and A350 wide-bodies, as well as Boeing 737NG and 737 MAX narrow-bodies.

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Current fleet

As of June 2025, Malaysia Airlines operates the following aircraft: [1] [2]

Malaysia Airlines fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
SBE+ETotalRefs
Airbus A330-200 4——1942226287 [3] To be retired and replaced by Airbus A330-900 in 2030. [4] [5]
Airbus A330-300 15——2716247290 [6]
Airbus A330-900 634—2824245297 [7] [8] Leased from Avolon with deliveries from November 2024 until 2028. [9]
Replacing Airbus A330ceo.
Optional order of 20 firmed with Airbus with deliveries to commence from 2029 to 2031. [10]
Airbus A350-900 7343527220286 [11] To have Business Suites removed and replaced with new Business Class cabins. [12]
One aircraft acquired from Scandinavian Airlines to be retrofitted with the new Business Class cabin and unified after 2025. [13] [14]
—4032228300 [15]
Boeing 737-800 40——16—144160 [16] To be refurbished with new Business Class and Economy Class cabins. [17]
12162174 [18] To be retired and replaced by Boeing 737 MAX in 2028. [19] [20]
Boeing 737 MAX 8 1429—12—162174 [21] [22] First 25 MAX 8 aircraft leased from ALC with deliveries from November 2023 until 2026. [23] [24] [25] [26]
Next 18 MAX 8 and new 12 MAX 10 aircraft ordered directly from Boeing with 30 options across both variants. [27]
Replacing Boeing 737-800.[ citation needed ]
Boeing 737 MAX 10 —12TBA
Total8678

Current aircraft types

Airbus A330-200

Malaysia Airlines leased six Airbus A330-200s in 2017. [28] Due to insufficient wide-body aircraft and increasing demand, these aircraft are used for several high-demand medium-haul routes. [29] The aircraft are secondhand and have kept the configuration of their previous operator (Air Berlin), this being 19 Business Class seats and 268 Economy Class seats. The airline previously operated five 'older generation' A330-200s between 2003 and 2013. The aircraft are set to be retired and replaced by the Airbus A330-900. [4] [9]

Airbus A330-300

Malaysia Airlines' Airbus A330-300 fleet is used to fly medium-to-long-haul routes. They are painted in the new livery and equipped with enhanced in-flight features as part of the airline's fleet renewal programme. In 2009, the airline ordered 15 Airbus A330-300 with 10 additional purchase options. [30] The aircraft has an improved max take-off weight, range and fuel efficiency over the previous older generation aircraft that the airline operated since 1995. The first of these new A330s arrived in 2011 with a total of 15 delivered by the end of 2013. [31] In 2016, the airline refurbished the Business Class cabin of the aircraft with lie-flat seats. The aircraft previously only featured recliner seats. [32] The fleet is set to be retired and replaced by the Airbus A330-900. [33]

Airbus A330-900

In July 2022, Malaysia Airlines was reportedly in talks for a $10 billion order of 30 either Airbus A330neo or Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes. [34] As of August 2022, it was reported that Malaysia Airlines is poised to announce a deal to acquire 20 Airbus A330neo wide-body jets. [35] In August 2022, Malaysia Airlines confirmed it would take delivery of an initial order of 20 Airbus A330neo aircraft with purchase options for an additional 20 to gradually replace its aging A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft between Q3 2024 and 2028 for flights across Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East. [36] [37] The deliveries are set to be split between 10 direct purchases and 10 leases from Ireland's Avolon. On 21 March 2024, Malaysia Airlines revealed the cabin of the A330neo. [38] The first A330neo was delivered on 29 November 2024. [39] [40] Recently, the airline has filed all of its purchasing rights for the aircraft model for a total of 40 frames. This puts the airline as being one of the largest A330neo operators. [41]

Airbus A350-900

Malaysia Airlines began taking delivery of six Airbus A350-900 aircraft leased from Air Lease Corporation in 2017 to replace the ageing Boeing 777-200ER fleet, and was the first A350-900 operator to offer First Class. [42] They are configured to accommodate 4 seats in First Class, 35 seats in Business Class and 247 seats in Economy Class (286 seats in total) after MAB CEO, Peter Bellew, said premium economy seats "would erode our business product and revenues". [43] [42] [44] [45] On 12 December 2018, First Class was rebranded as Business Suite Class. [46] In 2023, Malaysia Airlines is seeking an aircraft lessor to add 4 extra A350s into the fleet due to high demand and increasing capacity. [47] The airline plans to reconfigure all of its A350s' Business Classes and remove Business Suites in late 2025, with the seating type to match with the upcoming A330neo. [12]

Boeing 737-800

The first order for the Boeing 737-800 was first announced at the Farnborough Air Show on 16 July 2008. [48] On 29 October 2010, Malaysia Airlines launched the first 737-800s that was fitted with the new, passenger-inspired Boeing Sky Interior. [49] Boeing 737-800s currently account for the majority of aircraft under Malaysia Airlines and are primarily assigned to flights to regional Southeast Asian and domestic destinations. As of 2022, the airline has begun transferring some of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft to its subsidiary Firefly. [50]

Boeing 737 MAX

Malaysia Airlines originally ordered the Boeing 737 MAX 8 to replace its Boeing 737-800 fleet. An order of 50 frames was made in July 2016. [51] In September 2016, the airline modified part of the order which consists of 25 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2017 which now includes a memorandum of understanding signing of 8 Boeing 787-9 aircraft in 2017 with both aircraft families expected to enter service in 2021. The deal lapsed a year later as nothing firm was signed past the MOU deadline. The airline then opted switch back to its original deal which now includes the ability to convert some of its orders to the Boeing 737 MAX 10. [52] [53] In 2019, as a result of the ongoing Boeing 737 MAX groundings, the airline has opted to suspend its orders for the aircraft temporarily. [54]

In 2022, Malaysia Airlines has reiterated that it has resumed its order for 25 Boeing 737 MAXs with 25 options with Boeing at a cost of slightly over US$2 billion. The deal retains the airlines' ability to convert some frames to Boeing 737 MAX 10. [55] In November 2023, the airline has taken delivery of the first aircraft. [56] The Boeing 737 MAX 8 would be the main workhorse for the airlines domestic and regional network for flights less than 5 hours. [57]

Recently, the airline has confirmed its purchasing orders by firming its 25 optional slots and further firming an additional 5, bringing the total narrow-body fleet order to 55 aircraft. [58] The orders consist of 18 more Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 12 more Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. [59]

Fleet development plan

The airline has hinted that it plans to order an additional 45 new aircraft that would be delivered in 2028 onward based on its long term planning. The order consists of 35 narrow-body and 10 wide-body aircraft. [60] [61]

The first set of these orders have been confirmed to involve more Boeing 737 MAX narrow-body aircraft. 30 aircraft have been firmed with an option for 30 more. [62]

As of July 2025, the airline has firmed 20 more A330neo from its purchasing options from Airbus. [63] Next phase of orders are to replace its freighter aircraft for cargo division MASkargo and current A350 fleet. [64]

Former fleet

Malaysia Airlines and its predecessor companies have flown the following aircraft types in the past:

Malaysia Airlines historical fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredReplacementNotes
Airbus A300B4 419791995 Airbus A330
11983NoneCrashed as flight MH684.
119881989NoneShort-term lease from Air France.[ citation needed ]
Airbus A300-600F 120082010 Airbus A330-200F Wet-leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic, and operated by MASkargo. [65]
Airbus A310 119901990NoneLeased from AP Penang.[ citation needed ]
Airbus A330-200 519952013 Airbus A330neo
22018OngoingReturned to lessor. [66]
Airbus A330-200F 120122017NoneOperated by MASkargo and later returned to lessor.[ citation needed ]
Airbus A330-300 1219952013None
12000Written-off due to chemical cargo incident. [67]
Airbus A380-800 620122022 Airbus A350-900 All returned to Airbus in exchange for Airbus A330neo. [68]
Boeing 707 1019671980 Airbus A300
Boeing 737-100 519681972 Boeing 737 Classic Operated in Malaysia–Singapore Airlines era.
Transferred to Singapore Airlines on 1 October 1972.
Boeing 737-200 2419721993 Boeing 737 Classic
11977NoneCrashed as flight MH653.
Boeing 737-300F 219932000NoneOperated by MASkargo.
Boeing 737-400 7419902014 Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-500 919922000 Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-700/BBJ1 119992003None
Boeing 737-800 1720082024 Boeing 737 MAX 8
Boeing 737 MAX 10
5Transferred to subsidiary Firefly.
Boeing 747-100 119821984 Boeing 747-200
Boeing 747-200B 919832005 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-200C 1August 1983October 1983None
Boeing 747-200SF 920022011 Boeing 747-400F Operated by MASkargo.
Boeing 747-300SF 119982002 Boeing 747-400F Converted from 747-300M passenger aircraft.
Boeing 747-400 1919902012 Airbus A380-800
Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 747-400F 320002018None
Boeing 747-400M 219892003 Airbus A380-800
Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 777-200ER 1519972016 Airbus A330
Airbus A350-900
22014None9M-MRO Disappeared and crashed as flight MH370.
9M-MRD Shot down as flight MH17.
Bristol Britannia 919571963Un­knownOperated in Malayan Airways era.
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander 41965Un­knownUn­known
de Havilland Comet 719621969 Boeing 707 Operated by Malaysian Airways/Malaysia-Singapore Airlines from 1965-1969.
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Un­known1948Un­knownUn­knownOperated by MAL under Federated Air Service.
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 719662006Un­known
Douglas DC-3 Un­knownUn­knownUn­knownUn­knownSome aircraft were taken over from Borneo Airways.
MAL's DC-3 fleet upon the absorption of Borneo Airways in 1965.
Douglas DC-4 Un­known1946Un­knownUn­knownFormer Borneo Airways fleet.
Fokker F27 Friendship 201958Un­known Fokker 50
Fokker 50 1119892006None
11995Crashed as flight MH2133.
Lockheed Super Constellation Un­known1951Un­knownUn­knownMalayan Airways fleet.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 319891991NoneLeased from World Airways.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 1819761999 Boeing 777-200ER
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 619942000 Boeing 777-200ER
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 21956Un­knownUn­knownFormer Borneo Airways fleet.
Vickers Viscount 219531963Un­knownUsed by Malayan Airways from 1959 to 1963.

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