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Malindo Air to rebrand as Batik Air Malaysia?
January 29th 2016
Kuala Lumpur-based Malindo Air is set to be rebranded as Batik Air Malaysia as Indonesian parent, Lion Air Group, seeks to more closely align its subsidiaries, including Batik Air, Wings Air and mainline Lion Air. Read More »
According to FlightGlobal, Batik Air Malaysia would primarily focus on international operations while its its Indonesian sibling would provide regional feeder traffic. The two carriers combined would benefit from enhanced economies of scale and lower unit costs.
A 51/49 joint-venture between Malaysian Aerospace and Defence Industries and Lion Air Group, Malindo Air has a fleet of eleven ATR72-600s, ten B737-800s and six B737-900ERs and flies throughout Malaysia and in the region. Its latest launches include Hong Kong, Perth and Amritsar. Media reports have suggested Malindo would launch services to “southern China and the Middle East” later this year. Malindo receives its aircraft from parent Lion Air, which has more than 300 narrow bodies on order. Lion founder and CEO, Rusdi Kirana, last week reiterated to Reuters his ambitions to add long-haul services to Europe from 2020.
At Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), the airline has retired its B777-200ER after performing final flights to Amsterdam, Paris and Guangzhou.
