Malaysia Airlines has signed an agreement with aircraft manufacturer Airbus and leasing company Avolon for 20 Airbus A330neo aircraft.
The contract consists of 10 A330-900s to be leased from Dublin-based Avolon and 10 aircraft to be purchased directly from Airbus. The jets will be delivered from 2024 onwards.
Malaysia Airlines configures its A330neo fleet with a layout seating for 300 passengers in two classes and selects Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines for its new A330neo jets.
Kuala Lumpur-based airline is already operating six Airbus A350-900 airplanes. The new neo-jets will gradually replace the carrier’s 21 A330ceo aircraft. Right now, Malaysia Airlines has a fleet of 97 narrowbody and widebody aircraft.
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