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Fleet restructuring should result in retirement of the Airbus A-380
Airbus A380
Malaysia Airlines
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Rafael Ramos
7/20/2021
In a post on LinkedIn, on 15/07, Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) said it had launched a tender for the sale of six of its Airbus A380s or its parts, confirming what was already expected: the retirement of this aircraft. model.
In 2018, Malaysia Airlines gave up on updating the interior of the A380s and was looking for interested parties in operating the plane, already showing signs that the aircraft's retirement was near.
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Group MAG has undergone a restructuring since the beginning of this year. At that time, CEO Izham Ismail stated that MAG would seek to dispose of the Airbus A380 as the planes no longer fit what the company wanted.
Potential buyers of the A380 were invited to submit their bids by 12 August.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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