MASKargo takes delivery of final Airbus aircraft

File picture of Jamaludin standing in front of the newly acquired A330-200F plane when it arrived at Penang airport

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines System Bhd’s unit MASKargo has recently taken deliver of its fourth and final Airbus A330-200F airplane to complement the two Boeing 747-400F in its existing fleet, MASKargo said in a press release.

MASKargo saidthe combination of these two aircraft types will allow it to “grow its network by better managing capacity to demand”.

MASKargo is also expanding its operations into Labuan by mobilising the B747-400 freighters and the A330-200 freighters for oil and gas charter operations.

“While we expect the competition here to be stiff, we are confident that through collaborative efforts we will be able to tap into an economic growth that requires the fast and efficient movement of goods and services, particularly for the oil and gas supply chain,” said MASkargo’s senior vice-president business development & freighter services Jamaludin Ismail in the statement.

MASKargo added that new resource discoveries projected a promising outlook for the oil and gas sector, which would enable the company to grow with its business partners in Labuan.