Malaysia Airlines Aircraft Fleet
I have always been fascinated with aeroplanes – they way they are able to lift off the ground despite carrying that enormous weight on them. Malaysia’s national carrier is called Malaysia Airlines and I have been flying around using them and occasionally Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific. I still prefer Malaysia Airlines even though the Singapore Girls have pretty smiles. Malaysia Airlines have won many awards for their onboard services by Skytrax and I would testify that it is indeed true. If you have not flown on Malaysia Airlines, I suggest you give it a try – at least once – and judge your own. Splurge a little more to upgrade yourself to business class and you will really enjoy the service.
Anyway, I thought the following list of airplanes in Malaysia Airlines may be of interest to others:
Boeing B747-400P
13 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: 386
Pratt & Whitney PW4056 Engines
Length: 70.70m (231ft 10in)
Wing Span: 64.90m (212ft 11in)
Height: 19.41m (63ft 8in)
Range: 12,964km (7,000 nautical miles)
Fuel Capacity: 57,485 US Gallons
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.86 (918km/hr)
Boeing B747-400F
2 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: None. This is a cargo airplane.
Pratt & Whitney PW4062 Engines
Length: 68.63m (225ft 2in)
Wing Span: 59.64m (195ft 8in)
Height: 19.51m (64ft)
Range: 4,500 nautical miles
Fuel Capacity: 53,985 US Gallons
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.86 (918km/hr)
Boeing B747-200F
4 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: None. This is a cargo airplane.
Rolls Royce Barnoldswick RB211-524D4 Engines
Length: 68.63m (225ft 2in)
Wing Span: 59.64m (195ft 8in)
Height: 19.58m (64ft 3in)
Range: 3,700 nautical miles
Fuel Capacity: 53,985 US Gallons
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.84 (897km/hr)
Boeing B777-200
17 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: 278/289
Rolls Royce Trent 892 Engines
Length: 63.73m (209ft 1in)
Wing Span: 60.93m (199ft 11in)
Height: 18.76m (61ft 6in)
Range: 12,779km (6,900 nautical miles)
Fuel Capacity: 47,380 US Gallons
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.84 (897km/hr)
Airbus A330-300
11 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: 294
Pratt & Whitney PW4168 Engines
Length: 62.88m (206ft 4in)
Wing Span: 60.30m (197ft 10in)
Height: 16.83m (55ft 3in)
Range: 7,964km (4,300 nautical miles)
Fuel Capacity: 25,861 US Gallons
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.82 (875km/hr)
Airbus A330-200
5 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: 229
Pratt & Whitney 4168A Engines
Length: 58.38m (191ft 6in)
Wing Span: 60.30m (197ft 10in)
Height: 17.90m (58ft 8in)
Range: 12,224km (6,600 nautical miles)
Fuel Capacity: 36,748 US Gallons
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.84 (897km/hr)
Boeing B737-400
39 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: 144
CFM56-3C1 Engines
Length: 36.40m (119ft 5in)
Wing Span: 28.90m (94ft 10in)
Height: 11.07m (36ft 6in)
Range: 2,963km (1,600 nautical miles)
Fuel Capacity: 6,200 US Gallons
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.74 (797km/hr)
Fokker 50
10 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: 50
Pratt & Whitney PW125B Engines
Length: 25.25m (82ft 10in)
Wing Span: 29.00m (95ft 2in)
Height: 8.32m (27ft 3in)
Range: 2,778km (1,500 nautical miles)
Fuel Capacity: 1,412 US Gallons
Cruising Speed: 580km/hr
DHC-6 Twin Otter
5 aircrafts
Passenger Seating: 19
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-27 Engines
Length: 15.00m (49ft 3in)
Wing Span: 19.80m (65ft 0in)
Height: 6.35m (20ft 10in)
Range: 740km (400 nautical miles)
Fuel Capacity: 2,450lbs
Cruising Speed: 269km/hr
A Trip to the Equator in Pontianak, Indonesia said,
December 13, 2006 @ 11:11 pm
[...] I flew on Malaysia Airlines on their Airbus A330 and arrived at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta Airport in a little less than 2 hours. To get myself cheaply to Pontianak’s Supadio airport, I bought the airline tickets from AdamAir. AdamAir is not exactly a budget or low-cost airline but its air tickets are indeed competitive. [...]
Airline Seats With Legroom said,
January 27, 2007 @ 7:43 pm
[...] Recently, I flew on Malaysia Airlines‘ Boeing 737-400 from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur. The seatings with extra leg space are: [...]
Magazines - Best Way to Kill Time When Traveling said,
April 14, 2007 @ 12:39 pm
[...] If you have not realised, magazines are great when it comes to traveling. Whenever I travel, at the airport, I will buy myself a magazine and read it on the flight. It’s a great way to kill time if you ask me. Some airlines provides magazines and the ones that I usually see are those of Golf Digest, Asiaweek, Time Magazine and Her World. With close to 400 passengers on board, rest assure that the magazines provided will be insufficient. [...]