Malaysia Airlines has settled on
the Airbus A350 as
a cornerstone of its future fleet, signing a lease agreement for 4 of the advanced jets to
begin flying from late 2017.
The
A350-900s will be sourced through Air Lease Corporation, in a deal which
also sees the Malaysian flag-carrier holding lease options for 2 more A350-900s as well
as 2 A330-900neo
aircraft.
Source: Andrey Sdatchikov
The
delivery timeframe spans from the Q4/2017 to the Q2/2018,
and will see the A350s fitted with new business class seats which the
airline describes as having "very large dimensions, and will be
positioned above the industry standard for business class."
Source: Said Aminov
"The A350 is the most
technologically advanced aircraft and we are confident that it will deliver
exceptional passenger comfort and improve the overall efficiency of our
fleet" said Malaysia Airlines’ CEO Christoph Mueller in welcoming the deal.
'Efficiency'
is a word set to echo through the halls of Malaysia Airlines as Mueller
works to re-invent the troubled airline through what hedescribes as
"hard reset" program.
Based on the article “Malaysia Airlines to fly Airbus A350 from
late 2017” published in Australian
Business Traveller
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