1991 - 767-200

Amidst rising oil prices in the 1990s due to the Iraq War, Air Malaysia's financial situation was becoming increasingly dire. The airline was a loss-making behemoth, an inefficient bureaucratic nightmare. As public opinion of the airline soured, in part thanks to the 1989 crash of SM959, a McDonnell-Douglas MD87 on approach to Penang, calls for privatization and a major restructuring of the government-owned airline from the public came while the airline continued to lose millions of ringgits every day. The airline quietly introduced a new livery in 1990 designed with the main goal of decreasing painting and maintenance costs.

The new livery, dubbed "Stripes", also saw the phasing-out of the airline's decades-long tradition of naming aircraft. This livery, unpopular with the public, would not last for long.

The Boeing 767-200 complemented the 757s in Air Malaysia's fleet and took on various medium- to long-haul routes to Australia and East Asia. The aircraft served until the late 00s and proved a hit with passengers, who enjoyed the wider seats and overall heightened passenger comfort over the narrowbodies that previously served many of the routes.

BOEING 767-200 - 9M-MEW

August 1988 delivered to Air Malaysia

January 2005 retired from service

August 2009 sold to Asia Pacific Logistics; converted to 767-200CF

May 2016 damaged in PPG, overran runway; repaired and rts