KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s airlines, including Malaysia Airlines and low-cost budget airline, AirAsia, announced yesterrday that, they are acquiring new aircraft to support their expansions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, said in a statement that, it has exercised its purchase rights for 20 additional A330neo aircraft, through a direct order with Airbus, reaffirming its commitment to a long-term strategy for fleet renewal and network development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this latest acquisition, Malaysia Airlines is set to become one of the largest A330neo operators in the Asia-Pacific region, said the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This new order builds on MAG’s initial commitment in 2022 for 20 A330neo aircraft, comprising 10 directly purchased and 10 leased from Ireland-based lessor Avolon, bringing the group’s total A330neo commitment to 40 aircraft to date. Deliveries from this additional batch are scheduled between 2029 and 2031.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To date, MAG has taken delivery of four A330neo aircraft, currently operating on selected services to Auckland, Melbourne, and Bali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six more are scheduled for delivery by the end of the year, with the remaining aircraft from the original order set to arrive progressively through to 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, AirAsia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capital A Berhad, said in a statement that, it has signed a landmark agreement with Airbus valued at 12.25 billion U.S. dollars for 50 A321XLRs with rights for 20 A321XLRs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aircraft are scheduled for delivery commencing in 2028 through 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AirAsia Group aims to carry 150 million guests annually by 2030, reaching a cumulative total of 1.5 billion guests since inception, according to the statement.– NNN-BERNAMA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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