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On November 1995,Borneo International Airlines (PT),based in Pontianak,Indonesia,signs a deal for the lease of their 2nd ATR 42-300 aircraft.The 2 year lease is expected to end on November 1997.Asked on the company's future plan,its CEO Tamizi TS quoted; 'We will have to wait for that.For the moment,we are still in the red.When we reached breakeven or profit,then we may began to expand to other destination as well.'

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Borneo International Airlines (PT) announcing their end of operations,and their new base will be at Kuching International Airport (KCH).The new company name will be Borneo Airways.

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Borneo Airways finally score 3 consecutive months of profit after being in red for years.Current Net Profit for the company are $1,215,396,with 3.6% Profit margin.Its CEO Tamizi TS is aiming to retain the healthy flow of profit,and will not making any purchase or lease on aircraft and airport gates.Borneo Airways currently operates 2 ATR 42s,a single ATR72 and a single F100 jet,under lease basis.

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Borneo Airways is delighted to announce the purchase of a single ATR 72-200 aircraft,the aircraft (MSN 1027) was previously leased,and was purchased under the value of $7,192,996.

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Borneo Airways signs another purchase deal for their ATR 72-200 fleet.With the purchase,Borneo Airways now fully owns the ATR 72-200 fleet.Besides than that,They also acquired a single Airbus A300B4 plane,as their first widebody fleet.The Airbus is now currently assigned for flights to Japan,Korea and Hong Kong from their base at Kota Kinabalu.

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Borneo Airways had signed a deal for the purchase of a single brand new ATR 72-500 aircraft.The aircraft (order no 53883) will be delivered on February 9th,2001.

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Borneo Airways had announced that they had signed an agreement for the lease of 3 Airbus A319-100 aircraft recently.The A319s are expected to replacing the F100 jet,by stages.The 1st A319 is expected to be delivered on July 12th,2001.The 2nd aircraft is expected to be delivered on September 20th,while the 3rd one will be delivered on next February.

At the moment,the Borneo Airways fleet are comprising of:

* 3 ATR 72-500 turboprop (Fully owned by Borneo Airways)
* 3 Fokker F-100 jet (All leased)
* 3 Airbus A300B4 (All leased)
* 1 Airbus A330-300 (leased)

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Borneo Airways receives its first A319;added another A300B4 to its fleet

On July 12th 2001,Borneo Airways officially receives its first A319-100 aircraft.The aircraft,named 'Royalist' landed safely at Kuching International Airport,home base of the company.The A319s is expected to replace all F-100 jets by 2002.

In other news,2 A300B4s was added to the fleet,thus increasing the number of A300 from 3 to 5.The leased A330-300 is also returned to the lessor as well.

Current fleet of Borneo Airways (as on July 2001) are:

* 5 Airbus A300B4
* 3 ATR 72-500
* 2 Fokker F-100
* 1 Airbus A319-100

Aircraft Retired/Returned to lessor:

* ATR 72-200
* Airbus A300B4
* Airbus A330-300
* Fokker 100

Aircraft to be delivered:

* 2 Airbus A319-100 (1 on September,1 on February 2002)

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Borneo Airways set to purchase remaining 3 A300B4s under lease

Borneo Airways is currently planning to purchase the remaining 2 A300B4s,which are still under leasing agreement.The aircraft,ID no 17381,41172 and 43058,leasing agreements had been extended for a year.Currently,2 of the A300B4s are fully owned by the company.

Meanwhile,Borneo Airways is deferring their A319-100 deliveries to November 14,2001 and March 9,2002.This is due to the purchase of the A300B4s,and the management is decided that it is best to put the delivery of the new Airbuses on hold,in order for the company to regains its fund.

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Borneo Airways acquires more plane; A310-300 and B767-300ER added to the fleet

Borneo Airways had expanded their fleet,with the acquisition of 2 A310-300s and a single B767-300ER.The B767-300ER,fitted with Aviation PartnersTM winglets,had been deployed for flights to Sydney and London Heathrow,its first European destination.

In other news,Borneo Airways had signed the purchasing rights for their leased A319-100s and a single A310-300.The 3rd A319-100,still under leasing agreement,will be purchased in the couple of years.

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A300B4 set for retirement; to be replaced with A300-600

The A300B4s are set to be retired,and it will be replaced by A300-600s.Currently,2 A300-600s had been acquired,and the remaining A300B4 will be officially retired in a ceremony,which will be announced later on.

The current fleet are:

5 ATR 72-500
3 Airbus A319-100
3 Airbus A300-600R (2 on lease)
3 Airbus A310-300
2 Airbus A300-600
1 Airbus A300B4
1 Boeing 767-300ER (on lease)

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Borneo Airways today signs leasing agreement for the acquisition of 3 Boeing 767-300ERs.The 763ERs,powered by Rolls-Royce engines,will be deployed for European and Oceania.Recently,Borneo Airways had launched Kuala Lumpur-Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur-Frankfurt.Its CEO Tamizi TS is expressing his wishes to fly to Melbourne and also Christchurch as well,utilizing the B763 fleets.The aircrafts were fitted with 'BorneoSelect' IFE,and configured with 3 class configuration (5F,10C,321Y).

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Borneo Airways today bids farewell to its sole A300B4 aircraft,as she was replaced with a A300-600 plane.The aircraft,which was acquired in November 2001 after leasing it for 3 month.

Borneo Airways current fleet are:

* 5 ATR 72-500
* 4 Boeing 767-300ER (3 leased)
* 6 Airbus A300-600 series (3 A300-600 & 3 A300-600R; 2 leased)
* 3 Airbus A310-300
* 3 Airbus A319-100

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Borneo Airways sold one of its A300-600 aircraft,and replaced it with a RR-engined A330-300.The seating config was 15C/326Y.

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Another A330-300 was acquired,and the A300-600 fleet is now officially decommissioned from active service.Meanwhile,D9 had signed the purchase rights for a B767-300ER aircraft.With the signing of the deal,Borneo Airways official fleet are:

* 5 ATR 72-500
* 4 Airbus A319-100 (1 on order)
* 4 Airbus A340-300 (all leased)
* 4 Airbus 330-300 (3 leased)
* 4 Boeing 767-300ER (1 leased)
* 3 Airbus A300-600R
* 3 Airbus A310-300

Borneo Airways are now considering to retire their A310-300 fleet,and replacing them with other type,either the A330-300 or the A330-200 model,and the decision is yet to be made.In related news,another A319-100 is expected to joining the fleet,with the plane will be delivered new to the airline on September 1st,2004.

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Borneo Airways received its 5th A319-100,and the aircraft was stationed at their new hub,at Penang International Airport (PEN).Its CEO Tamizi TS is looking forward to fly to European destination from PEN,when the airline receives more aircraft.Their current fleet number are:

* 5 Airbus A319-100 (1 leased from lessor,4 fully owned)
* 5 ATR 72-500 (all fully owned)
* 5 Airbus A330-300 (3 leased from lessor,2 fully owned)
* 5 Airbus A330-200 (all leased from lessor)
* 4 Airbus A340-300 (all leased from lessor)
* 4 Boeing 767-300ER (1 leased from lessor,3 fully owned)
* 3 Airbus A310-300 (fully owned,to be replaced by A330-200)
* 2 Airbus A300-600R (fully owned,to be replaced by A330-200)

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D9 today added 2 more flights to Saudi Arabian City of Jeddah (JED),from its hub at Penang (PEN).Borneo Airways CEO Tamizi TS said that with the added frequency,Malaysians especially Muslims wishing to perform Umrah (lesser pilgrimage)will be increased,especially the East Malaysians.

Below are the timetable for the KUL-JED and PEN-JED flights:

PEN-JED

Flight No/Aircraft
D9 785 A319-100
D9 787 A319-100
D9 807 A330-300
D9 809 A330-300

JED-PEN

Flight No/Aircraft
D9 786 A319-100
D9 788 A319-100
D9 808 A330-300
D9 810 A330-300

KUL-JED

Flight No/Aircraft
D9 527 A310-300
D9 529 A310-300
D9 535 A330-200
D9 537 A330-200
D9 658 B767-300ER
D9 660 B767-300ER
D9 803 A330-300
D9 805 A330-300

JED-KUL

Flight No/Aircraft
D9 528 A310-300
D9 530 A310-300
D9 536 A330-200
D9 538 A330-200
D9 657 B767-300ER
D9 659 B767-300ER
D9 804 A330-300
D9 806 A330-300

For Pax from KCH and BKI,they will transit either at KUL or PEN (depending on the aircraft type)

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Another flight to Jeddah (JED) from KUL were added today.The flight are:

D9 823-Operated using A330-300.

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Borneo Airways bids its farewell to their last A310-300 in service,as she was replaced with the newly-delivered A330-200 aircraft.Another A330-200 is expected to be delivered in June 2005,to replace the last A300-600R aircraft.

Meanwhile,Borneo Airways announcing the leasing of 4 brand-new Airbus A340-500 aircrafts,as a replacement for the B767-300ER.With the acquisition,Borneo Airways will be operating all-Airbus fleet (with the exception of ATR 72-500 aircraft).The 1st A345 is expected to be delivered on February next year,and the 4th and the last one on May 2005.

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After years of dedicated service,Borneo Airways last A300-600R,was officially retired from active duties.Her role was taken over by A330-200 airplane,which was delivered new recently.Another delivery is a A340-500,which will be delivered on July 1st,as a replacement of the B767-300ER.