S V Choong 4 Report post Posted July 27, 2005 MAS to lease 5 Boeing 737-800s (Jul 26) Malaysian Airline will lease 5 Boeing 737-800s with delivery from October. MAS wants to use the aircraft for new service to Fuzhou, Guilin and Shenzhen in China as well as Cochin and Trichi in India. The airline is in the process of deciding which aircraft it will order to replace 39 Boeing 737-400s and could possibly order up to 50 new jets in the coming months. Under consideration are the Airbus A320 as well as Boeing 737-800 and 737-900. MAS is also looking at the new A350 and B787 for a possible order. Hope MAS will be getting the 737-800s and possibly the 737-900ERs MAS should opt for the Boeing 787s rather than the A350s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted July 27, 2005 heheh .. nice one radzi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted July 27, 2005 Radzi, Apparently, Travel Services cockpit-crew will operate these -800's ? How about cabin-crew ? Is it all MH crew or with a T-S purser/supervisor ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted July 28, 2005 Is the slides and doors for the -800 the same as the -400s? If so chance are it will be purely Malaysian crew. The cockpit crew, however, will be from Travel Services as the -800 needs a new type rating. The few who flew the BBJ before are now mostly on other fleet, or even other airlines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted July 28, 2005 Pieter, looks like the 737-800s will be operated by MH flight attendants with foreign pilots. I think that is one of the conditions of damp lease? Not going to see gwai low or gwai mui (ang moh or mat salleh) in kebaya yet. It will be expensive to hire them anyway Captain Radzi, what can you get from inside of the lockers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted July 28, 2005 Great news indeed. 737-800 coming our way. Pardon my ignorance, is it correct to say that there wont be any Malaysian pilot or FO flying these 738 ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted July 28, 2005 Captain Radzi, what can you get from inside of the lockers? 3420[/snapback] You drop your voyage report there after flight. Someone fron the office will come and collect it later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tharan G. 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2005 You drop your voyage report there after flight. Someone fron the office will come and collect it later. 3430[/snapback] Er capt, Why do they allocate 2 for the 737. Is it because they have too many flights a day with 39 aircrafts..?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sing Yew 1 Report post Posted July 28, 2005 Pieter, looks like the 737-800s will be operated by MH flight attendants with foreign pilots. I think that is one of the conditions of damp lease? Not going to see gwai low or gwai mui (ang moh or mat salleh) in kebaya yet. It will be expensive to hire them anyway Captain Radzi, what can you get from inside of the lockers? 3420[/snapback] SV, I wouldn't mind seeing "gwai mui" in a kebaya, but a "gwai low" wearing kebaya ? That would be very disturbing. Hahaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken K. Kour 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2005 Disturbing indeed.... Might not sleep for a few days after it... Will the Travel Service AC be repainted into MH Livery? And whats the lease life ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted July 29, 2005 If I saw a gwai low in Kebaya, I will get off the plane straight away thinking "I must be on the wrong plane!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2005 Hope MAS will be getting the 737-800s and possibly the 737-900ERs Me too MAS should opt for the Boeing 787s rather than the A350s. 3336[/snapback] Agreed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
