Sorry for the late update on this blog,as I was away on weekend,due to my cousin's Convocation at University of Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).I will share that story later on.
Meanwhile,I would like to introduce to you my Firefly models;they are:
* ATR 72-500
* Boeing 737-800
Firefly was founded on 2007 by Malaysia Airlines as full service,point to point carrier,and operates from 2 hubs:
* Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport,Subang
* Bayan Lepas International Airport,Penang.
Firefly began its operation with 2 Fokker 50 aircrafts,and later replaced with ATR 72-500.
The ATR 72-500 (1:150) were made by Long Prosper;and these photos were taken before the model went some modifications:
After that,the model were sent back to Kuala Lumpur for modification work.After waiting for a period of time,the model were later shipped back to me,and this is how it looks like now:
* Yellow tips on the Prop blades
* Silver paint on the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) System at the tail.
For the second Firefly model,it was a Boeing 737-800 in 1:130 scale,produced by Risesoon.
Below are the photos of the model:
The info on the aircraft (9M-FFA) was:
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8Q8
C/N No: 30702/1953
First Flight: 16/05/2005
Delivery Date: 26/05/2005 (to Excel Airways)
List of Operators:
Excel Airways,Xtra Airways & XL Airways (G-XLAI),26/05/2005-28/04/2007,30/04/2008
Nok Air (G-XLAI),26/10/2007 (Leased from XL Airways)
XL Airways Germany (19/05/2008) Stored 10/2008.Re-registered as D-AXLH.
Malaysia Airlines (02/02/2009) as 9M-MLA.Transferred to Firefly as 9M-FFA.
Firefly Airlines (12/01/2011).To be transferred back to MAS upon the ceasing of FY jet operations.
Firefly Boeing fleet are consisting of 6 B737-800,and 2 B737-400,based at Senai International Airport.The aircrafts are:
* 9M-FFA (B737-8Q8)
* 9M-FFB (B737-8Q8)
* 9M-FFC (B737-86N)-Leased from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS)
* 9M-FFD (B737-85F)-Ex South African Airways (ZS-SJI);Leased from GATX
* 9M-FFE (B737-85F)-Ex South African Airways (ZS-SJJ);Leased from GATX
* 9M-FFF (B737-8FZ)-Leased from Babcock & Brown (Bbam).The only newly-build B737-800 for Firefly.
The B737-400 aircraft are:
* B737-430 (9M-FZA)-ex Air One aircraft (EI-CO.Other previous operator are Lufthansa (D-ABKB)
* B737-430 (9M-FZB)-ex Air One aircraft (EI-COK).Other previous operator are Lufthansa (D-ABKD,Helmstedt),Air Malta & Macedonian Airlines of Greece (9H-ADO),Euralair Holidays (F-GRNZ),and Air Italy (EI-COK).
Pardon for the quality of the photo; Will snap a decent version on it while on outdoor.
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