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  1. Just been researching the new AK Perth flights and it appears the inaugural flight on Sunday will be operated by a 321N then A320N’s are scheduled, so forward bookings can’t be that fantastic. 

    Did some further research and it appears these flights can only be operated by ETDO certified birds so it looks like AGA, E, G, H, I, J, L, N, O, Q, R, S, V, RAH, J and M + VAA and VAB are the only aircraft that‘ll be permitted to fly this new route.

    Just as a side note, I was surprised to be how many inactive and parked A320N’s AK currently has, including -NEO, guessing the lease costs are prohibitive on these frames. 


  2. As usual with the AirAsia group there’s lots of promises, spruiking and announcements, which seldom doesn’t seem to materialise into anything.

    Is there any timeframes when the next factory fresh frames will be actually be delivered to the group?

    I might be wrong here, but I believe the last factory fresh frame was delivered back in August 2019 and that was -RAT a A320CEO to AK. 

     

     

     


  3. 23 hours ago, JuliusWong said:

    Here is quick rundown on AirAsia X, Thai AirAsia X A330-300/900 previous and current fleet:

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    Cheers JW, the Air Asia group fleet movements are fascinating to watch from afar. 
     

    D7 in particular have gone from having a solid consistent product to a mish mash of interiors and configurations. I watched a recent YouTube video and those ex PR birds, still have Phillipine Airlines logo on the FA display screen near L1! 


  4. 22 hours ago, JuliusWong said:

    Resurrection of KCH-PER vv. route since Malaysia Airlines dropped it almost a decade ago.

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    I would’ve thought Penang-Perth-Penang would be a higher priority than direct flights to KCH!

    Having just returned from Penang, the amount of pax that transferred onto the same connecting Scoot flight at Changi was noticeable. As a regular visitor to PG, there was plenty of Aussie tourists in Georgetown and Batu Ferringhi on this trip.

    Also, just out of interest what’s the current longest AK flight in terms of flight time? 


  5. 16 hours ago, JuliusWong said:

    AirAsia Malaysia will be launching Thiruvananthapuram, India and Perth, Australia soon. Thiruvananthapuram frequency unknown for now. Perth x14 weekly. 

    Perth using A321neo

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    On a side, I just noticed that Capital A is now calling AirAsia X as medium haul affiliate, no longer mid-to-long haul. Did a research on this, apparently this has been the case since its rebirth in June 2022. https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/airasia-x-prioritizes-medium-haul-recovery

    https://www.travelnewsasia.com/news23/2111-AirAsiaMalaysia.shtml
     

    The new AK Perth flights will be operating in addition to the daily D7 flights. Is AK due to take delivery of any additional A321Neo’s soon? 


  6. On 11/10/2023 at 11:08 PM, JuliusWong said:

    As of today, the following B737-800NG have been reconfigured to new seat configuration (12BC/162EY: 174 seats)

    1. 9M-MLM
    2. 9M-MLN
    3. 9M-MLO
    4. 9M-MLS
    5. 9M-MLT
    6. 9M-MSA
    7. 9M-MSF
    8. 9M-MSE
    9. 9M-MSG
    10. 9M-MXD
    11. 9M-MXE
    12. 9M-MXF
    13. 9M-MXH
    14. 9M-MXK
    15. 9M-MXL
    16. 9M-MXN
    17. 9M-MXQ
    18. 9M-MXX
    19. 9M-MXV

    They have  42 B737-800NG in their current fleet (including three leaving soon), they are halfway through the fleet refurbishment. Three B737-800NG (FFF, MLK, MLL) will leave for FY. FFF has been withdrawn from service since Oct 2023. 

    JW, I thought -MXA has also undergone the interior refurb Bhai? 


  7. The oldest A333ceo is only 12 years old, whilst the newest -MTO has even celebrated her 10th birthday yet.

    These A333’s are barely at half-life and fulfil the regional (intra Asia routes) perfectly, hoping these remain in the fleet for those missions.

    Also as a side note -MTD hasn’t flown since 21 June, is this just maintenance related? 


  8. Curious to know with the 737-8 fleet is it just 9M-LRG/H and J which have the 12J/150Y cabins or have any other MAXs been reconfigured yet? 
     

    Also not too be forgotten their new KUL-PER-AKL-PER-AKL service begins on the 23/8, that’s a mighty long flight for a MAX, when you consider the WAMOS A330’s which operate the same route currently for Air NZ have of flight time of around 7hr15mins.


  9. I know we ran a thread a few years back when the MH A333’s was being reconfigured which was popular, so thought it prudent to start a new one for the MH 738 fleet which are currently undergoing cabin refurbishment from 16J/144Y = 160 seats to 12J/162Y for a total of 174 seats.

    The new seats are predominantly blue and feature:

    * Lighter, leaner and thinner seats which now incorporate device/literature holders and AC power + USB type A and C charging outlets.

    * IFE now streamed to your personal device through on-board Wi-Fi.

    * Seat pitch of 39 inches in J and 30 inches in Y.

    See below for some images I took recently on-board -MSA. 

    Feel free to add frames once they are confirmed as refurbished, I’ll start the list off and confirm these 738’s are now completed, although sure there’s several more done.

    9M-MLN, MSA, MXN and MXV.

    Business/J class 

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    Economy/Y class

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  10. Will FY be getting any additional 738’s from the parent company to operate these new services or is there slack in the roster of their current fleet of 4? 
     

    The email I received today, mentioned that the route would be operated by refurbished 189 seat 737-800’s, interesting it mentioned a specific seating configuration. 


  11. One of the aircraft I have followed for many years A320 9M-AQQ, which was the worlds first sharklet equipped A32x series plane, finally pinged on FR24 last night after nearly 2 1/2 years in hibernation and is now back flying in familiar airways.

    Good to see aircraft returning to the AK fleet, I should really use my gold membership and see where we’re up to with their fleet reactivations. 


  12. 1 hour ago, JuliusWong said:

    Those which are parked around the airport around the world belong to various lessors who have locked in court battle with AirAsia Group for past two years. They have taken back their fleet to lease to other customers or at least can earn some money rather than non-payment by AirAsia Group. One of these lessor's is BOC Aviation which previously supplied a big chunk of AirAsia Group fleet, mainly the A330ceo. Their court battle was very public and messy and from the look of it both have burned the bridges. Hence they have recalled all their airframes. There are few more out there. AirAsia Group is now negotiating with few other lessors to bring it's fleet to 24 again, like pre-covid era. Currently they have about 14, one short of their target for 2022.

    Cheers JW, I did some research and found that the AirAsia Group only have the following A333’s in active service:

    9M-XBE, XBF, XXF, XXQ, XXR, XXU, XXZ

    HS-XTC, XTE, XTG, XTH, XTI

    9M-XXR is up in Manila presumably undergoing maintenance and hopefully a repaint. Interestingly 9M-VVA has been parked for several months now at KL. 9M-XBE I believe us leased from BOC Aviation, is this the one in the odd high density configuration? 
     

     

     

     


  13. 6 hours ago, Tamizi Hj Tamby said:

    D7 is receiving another A333 from what i've seen online, which is 9M-XBF. And heard that the plane is ex-Philippine Airlines.

    Perhaps someone could verify it?

    There’s still a number of stored/parked D7 A333’s parked at KL and other airports around the world, some of which are in Air Asia livery and configuration, I’m curious to know why these stored ones aren’t being put back into service first? 


  14. On 11/26/2022 at 10:55 AM, jahur said:

    End user usually at gov's wit with this. The one that offer most bumiputera job creation, local technology transfer and bundle deals would be proceeded instead of how reliable and long term usage it benefits the enduser.

    I highly doubt mh would take all the optional 20. It may execute a few of it if budget allows so. If it cant the old a333 would soldier on. Even the atr72-600 they ordered 30 if i recall back, they took less than half. The 738 orders also included many options not all were executed. Quite common for manufacturers to bundle in a lot of potential options for clients.

    Mab so called mild expansion plan requires 33 widebody. For now it has about 27. So short of 6 for expansion. A350s almost daily have been brought up and discussed for MEL, HND, NRT and they're short of 2-3 to accommodate the following above consistently. AKL is among the first few places prioritized for 330neo handover as well with 350 was not suited there.

    The a35k sounds very suiting especially for LHR for the potential extra 30 seats. But i don't have the inside info on its operational cost difference over the a359. If you notice not many airline took the a35k unless they're primed for super long distance flights. 

    It may be wise for mh to maybe provided finances is not an issue. Take the usual 20 a339, then for the 20 optional to take 5-6 additional a339 plus 2 more a359. For a total of 25 to 26 a339 and 8 a359.

    For cargo Maskargo current 332f are range constricted compared to the b763f they would also have to look whether replacing them 3-4 a350f would suit it. So far airbus has not made any improvements to the a332f range with 40tonnes of payload but i doubt this would be part of the 20 optional. 

    I think it often gets forgotten that MH’s A333’s aren’t actually that old, the first one -MTA is only a fraction over 11years old. The J product is only 6 years old and most of them have been repainted in the past 18months. 
     

    They are the perfect workhorse for regional flights, it’s just a shame that the Y product is so dated compared to their closest competitor. 
     

    The A332’s are a different story, but they were an opportune acquisition when they became available at short notice, with minimal expenditure on the interiors. 
     

     

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