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 | www |
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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]
They currently operate a single Boeing 747-400 [8] acquired from Malaysia Airlines [5] two more are to be added,[4][9] the airline hopes to have 8 aircraft by the end of 2012, which include Boeing 737-400/Boeing 737-800,[10] and up to 20 aircraft in the next 5 years.[11][9] their first Hajj service to Jeddah took off 21 September 2012. [12] 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.[13][6]
Fleet
- 4 Boeing 747-400 (3 operating for Saudia, one operating for flynas)
- 1 Airbus A330-200 (operating for flynas)[14]
References
- ↑ Eaglexpress Air Charter - ch-aviation.ch
- ↑ Eaglexpress clinches RM35m charter deal | theSundaily
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NEW AIRLINE: The Eagle Has Landed in Malaysia :: Routesonline
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Eaglexpress fleet plan
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 PMB sells 3 747-400s to new charter airline | theSundaily
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Eaglexpress information
- ↑ Eaglexpress striles first business deal
- ↑ Eaglexpress Air Fleet Details and History - Planespotters.net Just Aviation
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 ntv7 - AVIATION INDUSTRY: EAGLEXPRESS AIR CHARTER EYES US$100 MLN REVENUE BY END-2012
- ↑ Eaglexpress to expand fleet to 8 aircraft, expects RM315m revenue
- ↑ Eaglexpress Air Charter hopes for US$100mil revenue by year-end
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ New players prepare to take the field in the long-haul cargo game - CargoFacts.net
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
