Eaglexpress Explained

Airline:	Eaglexpress
Iata:	9A
Icao:	EZX
Callsign:	EAGLEXPRESS AIR
Ceased:	2016
Fleet Size:	2
Headquarters:	Selangor, Malaysia
Key People:	Azlan Zainal Abidin (CEO)^[1]

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, with 60%-40% 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On 20 December, The Edge reports that Eaglexpress Air Service Permit (ASP) has been revoked, and it shall have no effect from 21 Dec 2016, according to a statement issued by Malaysian Aviation Commission.^[12]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A330-200 (operating for flynas).^[14] It was later returned to the lessor, Guggenheim Aviation Partners after being withdrawn from use on 7 June 2016.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

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: Eaglexpress clinches RM35m charter deal theSundaily . 16 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231853/http://www.thesundaily.my/news/279762 . 3 March 2016 . dead .
http://www.routesonline.com/news/36/the-hub/137725/new-airline-the-eagle-has-landed-in-malaysia/ NEW AIRLINE: The Eagle Has Landed in Malaysia :: Routesonline
http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?cha=EAX Eaglexpress Air Charter - ch-aviation.ch
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/10/business/10230306&sec=business%3Cbr%20/%3E Eaglexpress fleet plan
Web site: PMB sells 3 747-400s to new charter airline theSundaily . 16 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119034751/http://www.thesundaily.my/news/268198 . 19 January 2012 . dead .
Web site: Eaglexpress information . 16 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019074528/http://www.eaglexpressair.com/about_us.html . 19 October 2012 . dead .
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/28/business/10554381&sec=business Eaglexpress striles first business deal
Web site: Eaglexpress to expand fleet to 8 aircraft, expects RM315m revenue . 21 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016055826/http://themalaysianreserve.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1196:eaglexpress-to-expand-fleet-to-8-aircraft-expects-rm315m-revenue&catid=36:corporate-malaysia&Itemid=120 . 16 October 2013 . dead .
Web site: ntv7 - AVIATION INDUSTRY: EAGLEXPRESS AIR CHARTER EYES US$100 MLN REVENUE BY END-2012 . 21 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016101048/http://www.ntv7.com.my/7edition/business-en/AVIATION_INDUSTRY_EAGLEXPRESS_AIR_CHARTER_EYES_US_100_MLN_REVENUE_BY_END_2012.html . 16 October 2013 . dead .
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/16/business/20120116160349&sec=business%3Cbr%20/%3E Eaglexpress Air Charter hopes for US$100mil revenue by year-end
Web site: Eaglexpress Air 1st Commercial Flight - Eaglexpress Air Charter Sdn Bhd . eaglexpressair.com . 25 October 2012.
Web site: MAVCOM revokes Eaglexpress air service permit. The Edge. 20 December 2016. 21 December 2016.
Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2017. 20.
Web site: Former Monarch Airlines A330-200 finds a new home. 20 November 2015. 25 November 2015.