Ascend Airways Malaysia
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| Founded | April 1, 2024 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | November 2025 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | Charter & ACMI | ||||||
| Parent company | Avia Solutions Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur Sentral station, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| Key people | Alastair Willson (Director) | ||||||
| Website | ascendairwaysmy.aero | ||||||
Ascend Airways Malaysia is Malaysian ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) and charter airline headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group. It specialised in providing wet-lease capacity for other Malaysia-based airlines, tour operators, and government departments.[2]
History
Establishment (2024-present)
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Ascend Airways Malaysia was registered in April 2024,[3] in November, Ascend Airways Malaysia received conditional approval for Air Services Permit (ASP) from the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) valid from 15 November 2024 to 14 November 2025.[4] It formerly leased VIP 737-300 (LV-CHF) from KlasJet[5]
In October 2025, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia has officially given its Air Operator Certificate (AOC), this allowing the airline to started operation as cargo service on November 2025.[6] The airline made its first flight from Kuala Lumpur to Labuan on 1 December 2025.[2]
AAM has received another Boeing 737-800 which previously from Turkish-airline Pegasus Airlines and expected to start passenger operation in July 2026.[7]
Fleet
The Ascend Airways Malaysia fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | |
| Boeing 737-800SF | 1 | — | |
| Total | 2 | — |
References
- ↑ N JO 7340.869 (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 16 September 2025.
- 1 2 "CAPA". Ascend Airways Malaysia Airline Profile. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "ASCEND AIRWAYS MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.: Company & Credit Report | CTOS". CTOS One Off Report. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "Syarikat penerbangan baharu, Ascend Airways bakal beroperasi di Malaysia hujung 2025 | Awani". www.astroawani.com (in Malay). 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "Ascend Airways Malaysia to take VIP B737-300". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 2025-11-17. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ Lim, Justin (30 October 2025). Tan, Choe Choe (ed.). "New carrier Ascend Airways Malaysia gets greenlight to start ops in November". The Edge Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ascend Airways Malaysia Receives First Boeing 737-800". Airspace Times. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "Our Fleet". ASCEND Airways. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2026.