Eaglexpress

Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd (doing business as Eaglexpress) was a charter airline with its headquarters in Selangor, Malaysia[2] and base at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.[3]

Eaglexpress
IATA ICAO Callsign
9A EZX EAGLEXPRESS AIR
Founded8 August 2011 (2011-08-08)
Commenced operations19 September 2012 (2012-09-19)
Ceased operations2016
Operating basesKuala Lumpur International Airport
Fleet size2
HeadquartersSelangor, Malaysia
Key peopleAzlan Zainal Abidin (CEO)[1]
Websitewww.eaglexpressair.com

History

The airline was a joint venture between private investors in Malaysia and South Korea,[2] with 60%-40%[2] 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]

The airline hoped to have 8 aircraft by the end of 2012, which include Boeing 737-400/Boeing 737-800,[8] and up to 20 aircraft in the next 5 years.[9][10] their first Hajj service to Jeddah took off 21 September 2012.[11]

On 20 December, The Edge reports that Eaglexpress Air Service Permit (ASP) has been revoked, and it shall have no effect from 21 Dec 2016, according to a statement issued by Malaysian Aviation Commission.[12]

Fleet

Current fleet

The Eaglexpress fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[13]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 747-400 2 —
Total 2

Historic Fleet
  • 1 Airbus A330-200 (operating for flynas).[14] It was later returned to the lessor, Guggenheim Aviation Partners after being withdrawn from use on 7 June 2016.

References
  1. "Eaglexpress clinches RM35m charter deal | theSundaily". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. NEW AIRLINE: The Eagle Has Landed in Malaysia :: Routesonline
  3. Eaglexpress Air Charter - ch-aviation.ch
  4. Eaglexpress fleet plan
  5. "PMB sells 3 747-400s to new charter airline | theSundaily". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  6. "Eaglexpress information". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  7. Eaglexpress striles first business deal
  8. "Eaglexpress to expand fleet to 8 aircraft, expects RM315m revenue". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  9. "ntv7 - AVIATION INDUSTRY: EAGLEXPRESS AIR CHARTER EYES US$100 MLN REVENUE BY END-2012". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  10. Eaglexpress Air Charter hopes for US$100mil revenue by year-end
  11. "Eaglexpress Air 1st Commercial Flight - Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd". eaglexpressair.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  12. "MAVCOM revokes Eaglexpress air service permit". The Edge. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  13. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 20.
  14. "Former Monarch Airlines A330-200 finds a new home". 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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