Kuala Lumpur (VNA) –Malaysia Airlines recently began negotiations with Airbus and Boeing for thepurchase of 35-40 new long-range jets, according to Peter Bellew, its chiefexecutive.
He added that the restructuredMalaysian carrier is interested in Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A330-900neo aircraftto meet current transport needs and to expand operations with flights toShanghai (China).
The airline also wants to acquireten second-hand Airbus A330s, he noted.
Malaysian Airlines ordered 50 BoeingB737 MAX airplanes valued at 5.5 billion USD last July.
Malaysia’s national flag carrier hascut 6,000 jobs and reduced 30 percent of its route network after a series of recentair crashes. -VNA