Aircraft
Malaysia Airlines Regional To Re-Launch as LCC
MASWings to add Boeing 737-800s next year
MASWings now flies ATR 72-600s throughout the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. (Photo: ATR)
MASWings now flies ATR 72-600s throughout the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. (Photo: ATR)

Malaysian regional airline MASWings will re-launch as a low-cost carrier next year with the addition of Boeing 737-800s under Malaysia Airlines’ restructuring exercise, according to a senior official at the government’s strategic investment arm, Khazanah Nasional Berhad (KNB). To be based at Kota Kinabalu International Airport in the East Malaysian state of Sabah, MASWings’ jet fleet will initially consist of four aircraft leased from the open market. Plans call for MASWings to operate as an entity separate from MAS and reincorporate as a new company at a later date.


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