Firefly (airline) - Fleet

Fleet

As of November 2012, the Firefly fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 5 years:

Firefly started operations with 2 50-seater Fokker F50 aircraft.

Firefly expanded its operation on 29 October 2007 from Penang to Subang. Firefly also took delivery of a third leased Fokker F50 aircraft to expand its services.

On 26 June 2007, MAS signed an agreement for the acquisition of 10 ATR 72-500 aircraft with options of 10 more, which has been exercised, to replace the F50. The aircraft started to arrive from 11 August 2008, with five planes delivered in 2008, five in 2009, four in 2010 and the rest in 2011. All Fokker F50s retired by the end of 2008.

On 25 August 2010, Firefly announced that it will take up 4 planes in the option clause of the purchase agreement. On 8 November 2010, Firefly announced the order of 30 Boeing 737-800 aircraft from year-end to 2015 as part of its expansion into east Malaysia initially, and into regional markets in future. Firefly's first Boeing 737-800 arrived in December 2010 and began its operations on 15 January 2011.

On 16 August 2011, Firefly had announced that they will only operate the ATR aircraft from Subang and Penang, and cease its Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-400 flights. On 16 September 2011, Firefly has ceased the Johor Bahru - Kuching route. Other flights on Boeing 737 fleet, including Kuala Lumpur - Kuching and Kuala Lumpur - Kota Kinabalu, are transfer to Malaysia Airlines at October 2011.

On 18 December 2012, MASwings parent company, Malaysia Airlines, ordered 36 ATR 72-600 for its subsidiaries. 20 of the ordered aircraft will be delivered to the carrier. While the remaining 16 will enter service with MASwings.