Malaysia Airlines fleet

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Malaysia Airlines operates a fleet of Airbus A330 and A350 as well as Boeing 737NG and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. [1]

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Current fleet

As of December 2023, Malaysia Airlines operates the following aircraft: [2] [3]

Malaysia Airlines fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
S BE+ETotalRefs
Airbus A330-200 61942226287 [4] To be retired from 2024 and replaced by Airbus A330neo. [5]
Airbus A330-300 152716247290 [6]
Airbus A330-900 202824245297Deliveries from Q3 2024 to 2028. [7] [8]
Replacing Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A330-300.
Includes an option on for additional 20 frames with decision in Q1 2024. [9]
Airbus A350-900 7343527220286 [10] The first operator of its type to offer "First Class", then rebranded as Business Suites.[ citation needed ]
One aircraft acquired from Scandinavian Airlines, to be retrofitted and unified after 2025. [11] [12]
4032228300 [13]
Boeing 737-800 4216144160 [14] To be refurbished with new Business and Economy cabins. [15]
12162174 [16]
Boeing 737 MAX 8 32212162174 [17] Leased from ALC. [18]
Deliveries from November 2023 until 2026. [19] [20] [21]
MASKargo Fleet
Airbus A330-200F 3Cargo [22] [23]
Total7645

Current aircraft types

Airbus A330-200

Malaysia Airlines has leased six Airbus A330-200s in 2017. [24] Due to insufficient widebody aircraft and increasing demand these aircraft are used for several high-demand medium haul routes. [25] 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. [26] [7]

Airbus A330-200F

In 2010, Malaysia Airlines has placed orders for 2 Airbus A330-200F for its cargo subsidiary MASKargo. [27] An addition of 2 more frames were ordered 6 months after. [28] Previously MASKargo operated a few dedicated B747 freighters and also briefly wet leased an Airbus A300-600F.

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 are also 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 purchasing options. [29] 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 [30] In 2016, the airline refurbished the Business Class cabin of the aircraft with lie flat seats. The aircraft previously only featured recliner seats. [31] The fleet is set to be retired and replaced by the Airbus A330-900. [32]

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. [33] As of August 2022, it was reported that Malaysia Airlines is poised to announce a deal to acquire 20 Airbus A330neo wide-body jets. [34] 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 A330-200 and A330-300 aircraft between Q3 2024 and 2028 for flights across Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East. [35] [36] 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. [8]

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. [37] 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". [38] [37] [39] [40] On 12 December 2018, First Class was rebranded as Business Suite Class. [41] In 2023, Malaysia Airlines is seeking aircraft lessor to add 4 extra A350s into the fleet due to high demand and increasing capacity. [42] The airline plans to reconfigure all of its A350s Business Class and remove Business Suites in late 2025, with the seating type to match with the upcoming A330neo. [43]

Boeing 737-800

The first order for the 737-800 was first announced at the Farnborough Air Show on 16 July 2008. [44] In February 2009, Malaysia Airlines received two leased 737-800s in advance of its aircraft. [45] [46] 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. [47]

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. [48] In September 2016 the airline modified part of the order which consist of 25 Boeing 737 MAX in 2017 which now includes a Memorandum of understanding signing of 8 Boeing 787-9 in 2017 with both aircraft expected to enter in 2021. The deal lapse a year later as nothing firm was signed past the MOU dateline. 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 [49] [50] In 2019, as a result of the ongoing Boeing 737 MAX groundings, the airline has opted to temporary suspend its orders for the aircraft. [51]

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. [52] In November 2023, the airline has taken delivery of the first aircraft. [53] The Boeing 737 MAX 8 would be the main workhorse for the airlines domestic and regional network for flights less than 5 hours. [54]

Fleet development plan

The airline has hinted that it plans to order an addition of 45 new aircraft that would be delivered in 2028 onward based on its long term planning. The order consists of 35 narrowbody and 10 widebody aircraft. [55] [56]

Historical fleet

Malaysia Airlines and its predecessor companies have flown the following aircraft types in the past: [57] [58]

Malaysia Airlines historical fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredReplacementNotes
Airbus A300B4 419791995 Airbus A330
11983NoneCrashed as flight MH684.
119881989NoneShort-term lease from Air France [59]
Airbus A300-600F 120082010 Airbus A330-200F Wet leased from Air Atlanta Icelandic for MASKargo operation. [60]
Airbus A310 119901990NoneLeased from AP Penang. Aircraft exited the fleet in the same year. [61]
Airbus A330-200 520032012None
Airbus A330-200F 120122017NoneOperated for MASkargo and returned to lessor after. [62]
Airbus A330-300 1319952013None
12000Written-off due to chemical cargo incident [63]
Airbus A380-800 620122022NoneAll returned to Airbus in exchange with A330neo [64]
Boeing 707 1019581980 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 2419721994 Boeing 737 Classic
11977NoneCrashed as flight MH653.
Boeing 737-300F 219932000NoneConverted as freighters for MASkargo.
Boeing 737-400 4619902014 Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-500 919922000 Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-700/BBJ1 119992003None
Boeing 737-800 1520082022None
5Transferred to subsidiary Firefly.
Boeing 747-100 119821984 Boeing 747-200
Boeing 747-200B 619822005 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-200C 219821983None
Boeing 747-200SF 920022011 Boeing 747-400F Operated for MASkargo
Boeing 747-300M 119861997 Boeing 747-400 Converted into 747-300SF freighter
Boeing 747-300SF 119982002 Boeing 747-400F Converted from 747-300M passenger aircraft
Boeing 747-400 1919902012 Airbus A380-800
Boeing 747-400F 220062018None
Boeing 747-400M 219892003 Airbus A380-800
Boeing 777-200ER 1519972016 Airbus A330
Airbus A350-900
12014NoneShot down as flight MH17.
1Crashed as flight MH370.
Bristol Britannia 919571963Un­knownOperated in Malayan Airways era
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander 41965Un­knownUn­known
de Havilland Comet 719521969 Boeing 707 Operated by Malaysian Airways/Malaysia-Singapore Airlines 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 1219872006None
11995Crashed as flight MH2133.
Lockheed Super Constellation Un­known1951Un­knownUn­knownMalayan Airways fleet
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 319891991NoneLeased from World Airways
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 1419761999 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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