Malaysia Airlines Welcomes First B737-800 With New Livery

Subang (1 November 2010): Malaysia Airlines welcomed the arrival of its first B737-800 with a new dynamic looking livery today.

The first of up to 55 B737-800 ordered, the latest generation aircraft equipped with the new Boeing Skyline Interior will offer customers a better travel experience.

Guests in business and economy class will enjoy inflight entertainment system which offers audio and video on demand, roomier interior, better ambience, higher ceilings and mood lighting.

Chairman, Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid said, "Malaysia Airlines is proud to announce that we will be the first full service airline in the world to operate the B737-800 with the new Boeing Sky Interior.

"We have two flights scheduled on Monday, 15 November 2010; an inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu followed by the commercial flight from Kota Kinabalu to Haneda, Tokyo."

The 160-seater aircraft sports a new dynamic livery with red and blue lines, Malaysia Airlines' corporate colours.

Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Tengku Dato' Sri Azmil Zahruddin said, "The dynamic livery epitomises our determined spirit to provide Malaysian Hospitality to our guests.

“When deciding on the new livery, we considered a number of designs including those that were similar to our very popular hibiscus and heliconia designs. However, these designs added a significant amount of weight to the aircraft, which would not have been very environmentally responsible. Therefore, we went for a cleaner design that is more flowing and environmentally friendly.

"We will receive 3 B737-800 this year, and our first A330-300 next year. These are exciting times for Malaysia Airlines and our customers who will enjoy the latest generation aircraft."

Malaysia Airlines have ordered up to 55 B737-800, 25 A330-300 and 6 A380.

The B737-800 with up to 6 hours flight time left Boeing field in Seattle, United States on 29 October on a 3-day multi leg journey, stopping at Hawaii, Marshall Islands and Guam before arriving at Skypark, Subang.

The Captains performed a touch and go, where the aircraft landed, taxied and took off again. The aircraft also received a water cannon salute, a special welcome for the new B737-800.

There were 3 Captains on board - Captain Muhammad Affindy Abd Rahman, Flight Operation Manager, B737-800 Project; Captain Niazi Saif Ud Dean, Flight Operation Manager, Flight Safety Human Factors; and Captain Khairul Syukri Khalid, Authorized Examiner B737-800.

The Captains were part of a 10 person acceptance team which included 7 engineers led by Senior Vice President, Quality and Engineering, En Rashidi Saidin.

Over the past week in Seattle, from 25 to 29 October 2010, the acceptance team conducted a series of tests including a customer test flight to ensure that the aircraft is ready for delivery.

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