MIRI: MASWings Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) which is taking over the rural air service (RAS) and some of the domestic routes in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan from Oct 1, is expected to replace its current fleet of Fokker 50 with the Avions de Transport Regional 72 (ATR 72) aircraft by 2009.
Managing director, Dr Amin Khan, said it planned to acquire ten aircraft which had the capacity to accommodate 70 passengers each compared to 50 for the Fokker 50.
Speaking at a press conference after a briefing on MASWings operations here, he said the airline also planned to replace the current DHC-6-300 Twin Otter series with the 400-series from 2011 which would be mainly for the RAS operations.
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