KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines is expected to announce its long-range widebody aircraft replacement plans within a month as the national carrier advances its fleet renewal strategy.

Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG) president and group CEO Captain Nasaruddin A Bakar said the announcement would be made soon, providing an update on the group’s plans to replace its long-range widebody aircraft.

“We will be making the announcement for our long-range widebody replacement within a month,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the 70th Assembly of Presidents of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines today.

The replacement programme is expected to form part of MAG’s broader fleet renewal and capacity expansion strategy under its Long-Term Business Plan 3.0, which runs until 2030.