I-Malaysia Airlines namuhla i-ode indiza engu-25 A330-300 ebanzi ehlanganisa i-oda eliqinile le-15 A330-300 enezinketho zezinye ezingu-10. Lokhu kulandela I-Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) esayinwe ne-Airbus ngoDisemba wonyaka odlule.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani yezindiza iphinde yafaka ama-oda amasha ezimpahla ezifika ku-4 A330-200F ezihlanganisa ama-oda aqinile angu-2 nezinye izinketho ezi-2.
Ukulethwa kwendiza yabagibeli kuzoqala engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2011, lapho umkhumbi wokuqala ujoyina imikhumbi ye-MASkargo ngoSepthemba 2011.
Ihlala abagibeli abangu-283 endaweni ethokomele, enezigaba ezimbili, i-A330-300 izoba insika yemikhumbi yabagibeli abahamba ngezinyawo ezimaphakathi futhi izosetshenziselwa izinkonzo eziya ezindaweni ezikuzo zonke izindawo zase-Asia-Pacific, kanye nasezindaweni zasemadolobheni. Emaphakathi Mpumalanga. Emakethe yezimpahla, i-MASkargo izondizisa indiza emikhakheni efinyelela kumakhilomitha angama-3,200 we-nautical, inamandla okuthwala imithwalo ekhokhelwayo ecishe ibe amathani angama-70.
“Ama-A330 ahambisana namanye ama-oda ezindiza ngaphansi kohlelo lwethu lokuthuthukisa izimoto. Ikhono lokwengeza umthamo lizosenza sikwazi ukunikeza amafrikhwensi amaningi ezindaweni ezibalulekile futhi sindizele ezindaweni ezintsha. Leli su lihambisana nokutshalwa kwezimali kwethu okuqhubekayo kubantu, izinhlelo, kanye nengqalasizinda, futhi lisibeka egiyeni eliphezulu ukuze sikhule,” kusho umqondisi/i-CEO ye-Malaysia Airlines, u-Azmil Zahruddin.
“Ngasohlangothini lwempahla, abagibeli abasha bazosenza sikwazi ukusebenzela kangcono umzila we-intra Asia futhi sinikeze izinsizakalo eziqondile eziya e-Europe zisuka e-India nase-Bangladesh. Lokhu kuhambisana nezinhlelo zethu zokwandisa eChina futhi kuzosiqinisa isikhundla sethu njengomdlali obalulekile esifundeni,” kusho u-Azmil.
Ngo-2015, i-Malaysia Airlines ilindele ukuthi ibe nenye yezindiza ezincane kunazo zonke, ezonga uphethiloli futhi ezilungele imvelo e-Asia.
Ukulungiselela ukwengeza umthamo ngokutholakala kwendiza entsha, i-Malaysia Airlines ibilokhu ilingisa isidingo ngokungeza amaza amasha kusukela ngo-March 28, 2010. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukunikeza izindiza ezingu-7 masonto onke ukusuka e-Kuala Lumpur ukuya eParis, izindiza zamasonto onke ezi-5 eziya e-Auckland, kanye nezindiza zamasonto onke eziyi-10. ePerth. Kukhona futhi izindiza ezintsha eziqondile kabili ngeviki eziya eBrisbane nge-Kuala Lumpur.
Inkampani ethwala impahla kuzwelonke kulindeleke ukuthi imemezele izindawo ezintsha okuyiwa kuzo kusukela ngekota yesibili yonyaka.
“Umyalelo wakamuva ovela ku-Malaysia Airlines ugcizelela isikhundla somndeni wakwa-A330 njengolayini womkhiqizo osebenza kahle kakhulu futhi oguquguqukayo ekilasini lawo,” kusho uJohn Leahy, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Airbus, Abathengi.
"Ngaphezu kokuthembeka okuqinisekisiwe kanye nezindleko eziphansi zokusebenza zendiza yabagibeli, iqembu le-MAS lizoba enye yezindiza zokuqala ezizozuza emazingeni amasha okusebenza kahle eza emakethe yezimpahla nge-A330-200F," esho.
I-Malaysia Airlines iyikhasimende lesikhathi eside le-Airbus futhi njengamanje isebenzisa ama-14 A330s, ahlanganisa ama-11 A330-300 kanye nama-A330-200 amathathu ubude.
