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MAG to retire Airbus A380 fleet, takes delivery of Boeing 737 Max
By Ayisy Yusof May 4, 2021 @ 3:19pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) will retire subsidiary Malaysia Airlines' Airbus A380 services by the year-end.

Group chief executive officer Captain Izham Ismail said MAG was exploring ways to dispose all six units of the superjumbo from its aircraft fleet.

Izham said MAG's management was convinced that the A380 did not fit the airline's group future plan.

"A380 will not be in place. We plan to retire the entire fleet in the next coming months," he added.

Malaysia Airlines used the A380 for umrah and haj charters under the "Project Amal" in the third quarter of 2018.

The double-decked aircraft had been unprofitable for MAG, which had been gradually phasing out its service and replaced them with the A350, servicing London-Kuala Lumpur routes, among others.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021/05/...a380-fleet-takes-delivery-boeing-737-max