{"id":130165,"date":"2022-08-15T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=130165"},"modified":"2022-08-15T22:30:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T22:30:44","slug":"malaysia-airlines-orders-20-airbus-a330neo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/08\/malaysia-airlines-orders-20-airbus-a330neo.html","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Airlines orders 20 Airbus A330neo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), parent company of <strong>Malaysia Airlines<\/strong>, has selected the <strong>Airbus A330neo<\/strong> for the carrier\u2019s widebody fleet renewal programme. The initial agreements cover the acquisition of 20 A330-900 aircraft, with 10 to be purchased from Airbus and 10 to be leased from Dublin-based Avolon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made at an event in Kuala Lumpur, attended by MAG CEO Izham Ismail and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International Christian Scherer, who signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the aircraft to be ordered from Airbus. The agreements with engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and Avolon were also signed at the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/08\/etihad-airways-confirms-order-for-seven-airbus-a350f.html\">Etihad Airways confirms order for seven Airbus A350F.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powered by the latest Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, the A330neo will join the carrier\u2019s fleet of six long range A350-900s and gradually replace its 21 A330ceo aircraft. Malaysia Airlines will configure its A330neo fleet with a premium layout seating 300 passengers in two classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe acquisition of the A330neo is a natural transition from our current A330ceo fleet. 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