Malaysia Airlines Orders 16 Aircraft From Boeing Worth US$1.8B

Malaysia: Aircraft manufacturer Boeing and national carrier Malaysia Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding for 16 aircraft that include eight wide-body 787 Dreamliners and eight narrow-body 737 MAXs, estimated to be worth more than US$1.8 billion at list prices. 

The agreement includes the Global Fleet Care service to maintain the national carrier’s current and future Boeing airplanes. The service includes point solutions in the form of engineering, materials and maintenance programs for air operators through the use of fleet data management, analytics and processes.

Peter Bellew, managing director and chief executive, Malaysia Airlines, said the new wide-body aircraft will help propel the service of the national carrier into a premier airline. “The extraordinary range of the 787-9 gives an ability to operate to any point in Europe and some USA destinations in the future from Kuala Lumpur,” said Mr Bellew.

The national carrier leased six Airbus A350s from Air Lease Corporation to offer flights to London next year. It has also ordered 737 Max 9 and Max 10 aircraft from Boeing last year with deliveries expected in 2019 and 2021, respectively.

APMEN News, Oct 2017