Malaysia Airlines to order 25 widebodies in 2017
Malaysia Airlines Berhad has returned to expansion mode and plans to order 25 widebody aircraft by the end of the year, according to CE Peter Bellew. Fifteen of the new batch of airplanes would replace the existing fleet of 15 leased Airbus A330-300s, while the other 10 aircraft would allow for expansion. Bellew said that the order competition pits either the Airbus A330neo or A330-300 against the Boeing 787. Delivery would start in Q3 of 2018 and run through 2023, during about the same time as the existing A330-300s' leases expire. The carrier wants to configure the aircraft in a 2-class, business and economy layout as opposed to a 3-class arrangement including premium economy, a seating class that has proved unpopular in the Malaysian market. <br/>
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Malaysia Airlines to order 25 widebodies in 2017
Malaysia Airlines Berhad has returned to expansion mode and plans to order 25 widebody aircraft by the end of the year, according to CE Peter Bellew. Fifteen of the new batch of airplanes would replace the existing fleet of 15 leased Airbus A330-300s, while the other 10 aircraft would allow for expansion. Bellew said that the order competition pits either the Airbus A330neo or A330-300 against the Boeing 787. Delivery would start in Q3 of 2018 and run through 2023, during about the same time as the existing A330-300s' leases expire. The carrier wants to configure the aircraft in a 2-class, business and economy layout as opposed to a 3-class arrangement including premium economy, a seating class that has proved unpopular in the Malaysian market. <br/>
