MASwings
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| IATA code : | 7B |
| ICAO code : | MWG |
| Call sign : | MASWINGS |
| Founding: | 2007 |
| Seat: |
Miri , Malaysia
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| Operational bases: | |
| Home airport : | Miri |
| Management: | Mohd Nawawi Awang ( CEO ) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Enrich |
| Fleet size: | 11 (+ 16 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.maswings.com.my |
MASwings is a Malaysian regional airline based in Miri and based at Miri Airport . It is a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines ( MAS for short ).
history
MASwings took over the flight operations of FlyAsianXpress on October 1st, 2007 .
Of the four ATR 72-600s delivered so far, three have already been returned to other airlines (NAM Air & Firefly).
Destinations
MASwings operates hubs at Miri , Kota Kinabalu and Kuching airports and flies to remote rural areas in Borneo as part of the Rural Air Service ( RAS for short ) .
fleet
As of April 2018, the MASwings fleet consists of 11 aircraft with an average age of 8.5 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks |
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| ATR 72-500 | 10 | ||
| ATR 72-600 | 1 | 16 | + 16 options; first delivery on July 25, 2013; inactive |
| total | 11 | 16 |
Previously deployed aircraft
Incidents
On October 10, 2013, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6-310 Twin Otter with the aircraft registration number 9M-MDM on MASwings Flight 3002 crashed during a failed go - around shortly after Kudat Airport . Two people died in the accident and four others were injured.
See also
Web links
- MASwings website (English)
- Photos of the MASwings on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Production List Search. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
- ↑ maswings.com - Our Destination ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed August 4, 2016
- ^ MASwings Fleet Details and History. April 22, 2018, accessed May 27, 2018 .
- ↑ ATR - Malaysia's MASwings takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600, July 25, 2013 (English), accessed on August 4, 2016
- ↑ Aviation Safety Network - Accident Report 9M-MDM (English), accessed on June 16, 2016.
- ^ The Aviation Herald - Accident: MASWings DHC6 at Kudat on Oct 10th 2013, impacted house
