Malaysia: Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB)
signed a deal with American aircraft maker Boeing to buy 16 aircraft, during
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's visit to the United States.
The deal includes eight 787-9
Dreamliners, by converting eight of Malaysia Airlines' existing order of the
Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, and eight additional purchase rights of the 737 MAX 8s
as well as Boeing's Global Fleet Care service to maintain the national
carrier's current and future Boeing aircraft.
Once finalised, the deal will be
posted to Boeing's Orders and Deliveries website, the company said in a
statement issued in Washington today.
Najib also said Malaysia intended to
increase the number of Boeing planes to be purchased by Malaysia Airlines.
"We are committed to 25 planes
of the 737 MAX 10, plus eight 787 Dreamliners. And there is a strong
probability -- not possibility – probability that we will add 25 more 737 MAX
10 in the near future.
"So within five years, the deal
will be worth beyond AS$10 billion. We will also try to persuade AirAsia to
purchase GE engines," he said.
"Malaysia Airlines is proud to
sign this MOU for the widebody Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and additional 737
MAXs, building on our more than 40 years of partnership with Boeing," MAB
managing director and chief executive officer Peter Bellew said.
"New widebody aircraft are a key
to making Malaysia Airlines a premium airline offering a five star product
again.
The extraordinary range of the 787-9
gives an ability to operate to any point in Europe and some US destinations in
the future from Kuala Lumpur.
"The MOU with Boeing on their
Global Fleet Care program will allow the two companies to build a world class
MRO for the 737 MAX, 787 and 737NG based on Malaysia's existing facilities in
Kuala Lumpur," Bellew added.
Malaysia Airlines currently operates
more than 50 Next-Generation 737s and has an additional 25 737 MAXs on order,
including 10 for the new 737 MAX 10.
"Boeing offers the very best
widebody and single aisle airplanes in the world and we are delighted Malaysia
Airlines continues to put its trust and confidence in Boeing with this MOU for
16 Boeing airplanes," said Kevin McAllister, president and chief executive
officer, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
"The 787 and the 737 MAX will
provide Malaysia Airlines with unmatched fuel efficiency, economics and a
superior passenger experience as they continue to grow their business across
Southeast Asia and beyond."
The 787s are advanced, efficient
airplanes that uses 25 per cent less fuel and with 20 to 25 per cent fewer
emissions than the airplanes it replaces.
The 737 MAX 10 will be the most
profitable single-aisle airplane, offering the lowest seat costs ever.
The 737 MAX family has been designed
to offer customers exceptional performance, flexibility and efficiency, with
lower per-seat costs and an extended range that will open up new destinations
in the single-aisle market.
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