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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]

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On 20 December, The Edge reports that Eaglexpress Air Service Permit (ASP) has been revoked, and it shall have no effect from 21 Dec 2016, according to a statement issued by Malaysian Aviation Commission.[12]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

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A330-200 (operating for flynas).[14] It was later returned to the lessor, Guggenheim Aviation Partners after being withdrawn from use on 7 June 2016.

External links

References

  1. Eaglexpress clinches RM35m charter deal 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 retrieved 16 September 2012^
  6. Eaglexpress information retrieved 16 September 2012^
  7. Eaglexpress striles first business deal^
  8. Eaglexpress to expand fleet to 8 aircraft, expects RM315m revenue retrieved 21 September 2012^
  9. ntv7 - AVIATION INDUSTRY: EAGLEXPRESS AIR CHARTER EYES US$100 MLN REVENUE BY END-2012 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^
  14. Former Monarch Airlines A330-200 finds a new home 20 November 2015, retrieved 25 November 2015^