Editing Malaysia Airlines (section)

==Fleet==
{{Main|Malaysia Airlines fleet}}

[[File:Malaysia Airlines first A330-900 "9M-MNG".jpg|thumb|The first batch of Malaysia Airlines' A330-900 registered as 9M-MNG touching down]]As of 23 April 2025, Malaysia Airlines has a total of 81 aircraft in its fleet.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} The fleet consist of Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900, <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=David |date=2024-11-29 |title=Malaysia Airlines Takes Delivery of 1st A330neo, Where will it Fly? |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/11/29/malaysia-airlines-takes-delivery-of-first-a330neo/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Aviation A2Z |language=en-US}}</ref> and the Airbus A350-900.<ref name="A350 order">{{cite web |last1=Jaeger |first1=Thomas |title=Malaysia Airlines considering A350 order |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/44501-malaysia-airlines-considering-a350-order |website=ch-aviation.com |publisher=ch-aviation GmbH |access-date=5 February 2025 |language=en |date=7 March 2016}}</ref> The airline also operates three A330-200 Freighter via its subsidiary [[MASkargo]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fleet and Network |url=https://www.maskargo.com/fleet-network |access-date=2023-11-07}}</ref>

Malaysia Airlines received their first out of six lease of [[Airbus A350-900]] on 30 November 2017.<ref name="A350 number 1">{{cite web |last1=Kannan |first1=Hashini Kavishtri |title=MAB's A350-900 aircraft is here, gets water salute |url=https://www.nst.com.my/business/2017/11/309248/mabs-a350-900-aircraft-here-gets-water-salute |website=nst.com.my |publisher=New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd |access-date=5 February 2025 |language=en |date=30 November 2017}}</ref> This order came due to the retirement of their previous long haul airframe, [[Boeing 777-200ER]] majorly due to its tainted reputation with [[MH370]] and [[MH17]] incidents 4 months apart in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Calder |first1=Simon |title=Malaysia Airlines grounds remaining fleet of aircraft involved in MH370 and MH17 disasters |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/mh370-mh17-malaysia-airlines-grounds-boeing-777-a6833031.html |website=independent.co.uk |publisher=Independent |access-date=5 February 2025 |date=25 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="A350 order"/> These airframes became the current flagship of Malaysia Airlines and frequently deployed to long haul destinations such as [[London-Heathrow|London]] and [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]].<ref name="london">{{cite web |title=Malaysia Airlines introduces A350-900 jets on KL-London route |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/01/15/malaysia-airlines-introduces-a350-900-jets-on-kl-london-route/ |website=freemalaysiatoday.com |publisher=FMT Media Sdn Bhd |access-date=5 February 2025 |date=15 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia Airlines takes Airbus A350 to the skies on Kuala Lumpur-Doha route |url=https://www.ttgasia.com/2024/02/22/malaysia-airlines-takes-airbus-a350-to-the-skies-on-kuala-lumpur-doha-route/ |website=ttgasia.com |publisher=TTG Asia Media Pte Ltd |access-date=5 February 2025 |date=22 February 2024}}</ref> The airline received their sixth airframe back in 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=MAB receives sixth and final A350-900 aircraft |url=https://www.nst.com.my/business/2018/07/390307/mab-receives-sixth-and-final-a350-900-aircraft |website=nst.com.my |publisher=New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd |access-date=5 February 2025 |date=13 July 2018}}</ref> and recently added one more unit, previously operated by [[Scandinavian Airlines|SAS]] in December 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bahari |first1=Bilqis |title=Malaysia Airlines to decide on adding more A350s by March 2024 |url=https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2023/11/978809/malaysia-airlines-decide-adding-more-a350s-march-2024 |website=nst.com.my |publisher=New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd |access-date=5 February 2025 |language=en |date=16 November 2023}}</ref> This occasion signifying the airline requirement in seeking to lease 4 additional A350-900 to the initial six unit for fleet expansion.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/location/malaysia-airlines-aims-begin-narrowbody-competition-q4 | title=Malaysia Airlines seeks more narrowbody jets, sees delay on current order }}</ref>

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 2023 and 2028 for flights across Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-15 |title=Malaysia Airlines to acquire 20 A330neo for widebody fleet renewal |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-08-malaysia-airlines-to-acquire-20-a330neo-for-widebody-fleet-renewal |access-date=2022-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-15 |title=Malaysia Airlines upgrading Australian flights to Airbus A330neo jets |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/malaysia-airlines-a330neo |access-date=2022-08-15}}</ref> The deliveries are set to be split between 10 direct purchases and 10 leases from Ireland's Avolon.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-15 |title=Avolon agrees transaction for 20 A330NEO aircraft with Malaysia Aviation Group |url=http://www.avolon.aero/news/avlon-agrees-transaction-for-20-a330neo-aircraft-with-malaysia-aviation-group#:~:text=AVOLON%20AGREES%20TRANSACTION%20FOR%2020%20A330neo%20AIRCRAFT%20WITH%20MALAYSIA%20AVIATION%20GROUP&text=Dublin%20%7C%2015%20August%2C%202022%3A,of%2020%20A330%2D900neo%20aircraft. |access-date=2024-04-23}}</ref> The airline is expected to make a decision on Q1 2024 regarding its subsequent optional for another additional 20 frames orders on the A330neo from Airbus.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nst.com.my/business/2023/11/974176/mag-expects-first-a330-900neo-arrive-september-next-year | title=MAG expects first A330-900neo to arrive in September next year | newspaper=Business Times | date=2 November 2023 }}</ref>

The airline has ordered 25 Boeing 737 MAX 8 with the first aircraft entering in Q4 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines-to-take-first-737-max-8-in-august/154167.article | title=Malaysia Airlines to take first 737 Max 8 }}</ref>

On 30 November 2024, Malaysia Airline received its inaugural Airbus A330-900 (A330neo) aircraft, the first of many similar aircraft as part of the modernization strategy by the airline. The aircraft made a 13-hour flight from Airbus Delivery Centre in [[Toulouse]], [[France]] and touched down at Kuala Lumpur International Airport with a traditional water cannon salute.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2024|title=Flypast, fighter jet and a salute: Malaysia Airlines' new Airbus A330neo touches down at KLIA |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/11/30/flypast-fighter-jet-and-a-salute-malaysia-airlines-new-airbus-a330neo-touches-down-at-klia/158429 |access-date=2024-12-02 |format=video |website=www.malaymail.com}}</ref> Subsequently, Malaysia Airlines announced that the first flight for its A330neo fleet will service [[Melbourne]] beginning 19 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2024 |title=Flying KL-Melbourne on Malaysia Airlines from Dec 19? Welcome aboard the new Airbus A330neo |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2024/12/14/flying-kl-melbourne-on-malaysia-airlines-from-dec-19-welcome-aboard-the-new-airbus-a330neo/159842# |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.malaymail.com}}</ref>