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January 28, 2003, 09:46 AM
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has agreed to lease three ex-Delsey Airlines Airbus A330-200s from International Lease Finance (ILFC).
ILFC says in a statement on its website that the twinjets, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4168A engines, will be delivered in February. They will be leased for three years.
The lessor says the aircraft carry serial numbers of 290, 296 and 300. According to Airclaims' CASE database, they were operated by Belgium's Delsey Airlines until its collapse late last year.
The aircraft will be the first A330-200s in MAS' fleet, although the carrier does operate nine A330-300s. The three -200s are believed to have been formally leased by MAS' parent company, Penerbangan Malaysia (PMB), for sub-lease to the airline.
MAS was renationalised early in 2001 after suffering losses for years. Late last year a major restructuring was carried out under which government-owned PMB acquired all of the airline's assets and leased them back to the carrier, which now operates as a "virtual airline".
The airline's financial position has been improving steadily and it no longer has a sizeable debt as this was wiped out through the PMB asset-acquisition deal.
Earlier this month MAS confirmed an order for six ultra-large Airbus A380s for delivery from 2007. They were ordered by PMB and will be leased to the airline.
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ILFC says in a statement on its website that the twinjets, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4168A engines, will be delivered in February. They will be leased for three years.
The lessor says the aircraft carry serial numbers of 290, 296 and 300. According to Airclaims' CASE database, they were operated by Belgium's Delsey Airlines until its collapse late last year.
The aircraft will be the first A330-200s in MAS' fleet, although the carrier does operate nine A330-300s. The three -200s are believed to have been formally leased by MAS' parent company, Penerbangan Malaysia (PMB), for sub-lease to the airline.
MAS was renationalised early in 2001 after suffering losses for years. Late last year a major restructuring was carried out under which government-owned PMB acquired all of the airline's assets and leased them back to the carrier, which now operates as a "virtual airline".
The airline's financial position has been improving steadily and it no longer has a sizeable debt as this was wiped out through the PMB asset-acquisition deal.
Earlier this month MAS confirmed an order for six ultra-large Airbus A380s for delivery from 2007. They were ordered by PMB and will be leased to the airline.
Fly High :windsock:
:pilot_2: