Malaysia Airlines says goodbye to its A380s

On 19 December 2022, Malaysia Airlines officially said goodbye to the Airbus A380 by flying its last one from Kuala Lumpur to Tarbes-Lourdes for storage. The A380 in question was 9M-MNF (114), which had its titles and logos removed, expect for the "100th A380" stickers.

Malaysia Airlines has traded-in its Airbus A380s as part of a deal it signed with Airbus for new A330-900s. In total, the airline operated six A380s between 2012 and 2020:

• 9M-MNA (078), delivered on 29 May 2012, retired on 7 February 2020 and flown to Tarbes-Lourdes on 12 December 2022.
• 9M-MNB (081), delivered on 10 August 2012, retired on 7 March 2020 and flown to Tarbes-Lourdes on 28 November 2022.
• 9M-MNC (084), delivered on 26 October 2012, retired on 26 February 2020 and flown to Tarbes-Lourdes on 14 November 2022.
• 9M-MND (089), delivered on 31 October 2012, retired on 20 April 2020 and ferried to Tarbes-Lourdes on 21 November 2022.
• 9M-MNE (094), delivered on 7 February 2013, retired on 11 February 2020 and arrived at Tarbes-Lourdes on 5 December 2022.
• 9M-MNF (114), delivered on 13 March 2013, retired on 30 April 2020 and ferried to Tarbes-Lourdes on 19 December 2022.

With the departure of the A380, Malaysia Airlines' fleet now consists of nine A330-200s, fifteen A330-300s, six A350-900s, and 43 Boeing B737-800s.

Photo by theplanespapanazzi via Twitter.