Eaglexpress
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| Founded | 8 August 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 19 September 2012 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Kuala Lumpur International Airport [1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||
| Key people | Azlan Zainal Abidin (CEO)[2] | ||||||
| Website |
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Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd is a charter airline with its headquarters in Selangor, Malaysia [3] and base at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The airline is a joint venture between private investors in Malaysia and South Korea,[3] with 60%-40%[3] holding respectively,[4][5] it plans on specialising in Pilgrimage, Holiday and Business charters as well as ACMI operations on behalf of other airlines.[6]
The company was set up in January 2012 and operated their first charter flight in February for a holiday group from South Korea to Malaysia, it was followed by Umra flights to Jeddah for a Malaysian Travel Agency under a six-month contract from March to mid September, flying Pilgrims from Malaysia, Southern Thailand and Indonesia.[7]
The airline hoped to have 8 aircraft by the end of 2012, which include Boeing 737-400/Boeing 737-800,[8] and up to 20 aircraft in the next 5 years.[9][10] their first Hajj service to Jeddah took off 21 September 2012.[11] Eaglexpress have 3 boeing 747-400 operates for Saudia and Fly Nas.
Eaglexpress also plan to launch cargo operations as both charter and ACMI, using 3 Boeing 747-400F focusing on South Korea and Hong Kong.[6][12]
Fleet
The Eaglexpress fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2016):[13]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-400 | 4 | — | 2 leased to Saudia, 1 leased to Flynas, 1 stored | |
| Boeing 747-400M | 1 | — | Stored | |
| Total | 5 | |||
Previous Fleet
- 1 Airbus A330-200 (operating for flynas).[14] It was later returned to the lessor, Guggenheim Aviation Partners after being withdrawn from use on June 7, 2016.[15]
References
- ↑ Eaglexpress Air Charter - ch-aviation.ch
- ↑ Eaglexpress clinches RM35m charter deal | theSundaily
- 1 2 3 NEW AIRLINE: The Eagle Has Landed in Malaysia :: Routesonline
- ↑ Eaglexpress fleet plan
- ↑ PMB sells 3 747-400s to new charter airline | theSundaily
- 1 2 Eaglexpress information
- ↑ Eaglexpress striles first business deal
- ↑ Eaglexpress to expand fleet to 8 aircraft, expects RM315m revenue
- ↑ ntv7 - AVIATION INDUSTRY: EAGLEXPRESS AIR CHARTER EYES US$100 MLN REVENUE BY END-2012
- ↑ Eaglexpress Air Charter hopes for US$100mil revenue by year-end
- ↑ "Eaglexpress Air 1st Commercial Flight - Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd". www.eaglexpressair.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ↑ New players prepare to take the field in the long-haul cargo game - CargoFacts.net
- ↑ "Eaglexpress Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "Former Monarch Airlines A330-200 finds a new home". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ↑ https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/Airbus/A330/261/G-GGEN-Guggenheim-Aviation-Partners
