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This flight will operate daily from 9 Jan 2027 using the Boeing 787-9 jet equipped with a four class seating arrangement. This fifth freedom flight also mean that Malaysians will have more carrier options to the land down under!

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(17 Mar) British Airways announced a new fifth freedom route from London Heathrow - Kuala Lumpur - Melbourne, as an extension of its daily flights from London Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur on BA33 and BA44.

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(10 Mar) AirAsia Malaysia has announced its 20th route to Indonesia from Kota Bharu to Jakarta which will commence on 16 Jun 2026. This route will operate 4x weekly using the Airbus A320 aircraft.

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She is currently on her way home to Kuala Lumpur from her birth place in Toulouse, France and will likely touch down in KLIA around 9:45am today.

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(4 Mar) 🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines will be receiving its first new plane in 2026 with the delivery of its 10th A330-900neo - 9M-MNP!

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(3 Mar) AirAsia has announced the resumption of the Kuala Lumpur to Wuhan, China route from 22 May onwards. This route will operate 4x weekly using the Airbus A320.

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On this second flight, 9M-MVO flew to Boeing Field in Seattle from Victorville, marking a next step prior to her delivery likely in Mar or Apr 2026.

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(26 Feb) Malaysia Airlines' 15th Boeing 737-8 MAX: 9M-MVO (test registration N4022T) has conducted its second flight lasting 2 hours 42 minutes.

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(25 Feb) 🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines’ 10th A330-900neo: 9M-MNP (test reg F-WWYY) has completed its third test flight today with a total flight time to-date of 7 hours.

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(6 Feb) Qingdao Airlines will be launching its second route to Malaysia from Qingdao, China to Penang starting 31 Mar 2026. This route will operate 3 times weekly using the Airbus A320.

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(5 Feb) 🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines’ 10th A330-900neo: 9M-MNP (test reg F-WWYY) has conducted its first test flight lasting 3 hours 34 mins, a day after its first taxi and rejected take off test.

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(4 Feb) 🇲🇾 Malaysia Airlines’ 10th A330-900neo: 9M-MNP (test reg F-WWYY) has conducted its first engine test run and taxi test at its factory Toulouse, France on 2 Feb 2026.

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This initiative is to modernise Malaysia's Rural Air Services fleet with deliveries scheduled between 2027 and 2029. This expansion will also enable AirBorneo to grow beyond its existing network to neighbouring countries.

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(3 Feb) AirBorneo and ATR have announced today a strategic partnership and an order of 8 ATR aircrafts comprising of 5 ATR 72-600s and 3 ATR 42-600s with an option for 4 additional aircrafts.

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Batik Air Malaysia will be the second airline after AirAsia to operate this route, offering residents in both cities more options to travel directly without transiting in Kuala Lumpur.

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(2 Feb) Batik Air Malaysia will be commencing a new domestic route on 13 Mar 2026 onwards from Penang to Johor Bahru, which will operate daily using the Boeing 737-800.

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This is likely one of 4 new Boeing 737-8 MAX to be delivered to Malaysia Airlines in 2026!

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(26 Jan) Malaysia Airlines' 15th Boeing 737-8 MAX has been spotted! This airframe is likely the future 9M-MVO (test registration N4022T) has been spotted in its primer outside its birthplace at Boeing Renton.

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With the additional flight, there are now more options with flights from Kuala Lumpur to Chengdu Tianfu during morning hours at 12.20am using the Airbus A321 and an evening flight at 4.50pm using the Airbus A320.

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(23 Jan) Sichuan Airlines is expanding Chengdu Tianfu to Kuala Lumpur with a 2nd daily flight from 1 Feb, capitalising on extra capacity from Chinese carriers and the Spring Festival (aka Chinese New Year) holidays.

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