Saeaga Airlines

Saeaga Airlines Sdn Bhd
Saeaga Airlines CRJ 100 performs at Langkawi International Airport
IATA ICAO Call sign
S5 SGG SAEAGA
FoundedOctober 17, 1995 (1995-10-17)
Commenced operations
November 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)
Ceased operations
March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)
HubsKota Kinabalu International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations4
Parent companyEkran Berhad
HeadquartersKota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Key peopleTing Pek Khiing (CEO)

Saeaga Airlines (sometimes referred as Saeaga Air) was a domestic regional airline operator, which operated in Sabah, Malaysia.

History

The airline was established in 1995 when Ekran Air, Hornbill Skyways and Sabah Air had a merger agreement to formed Saeaga Airlines (Acronym: Sarawak-Sabah East ASEAN Growth Area[1]), within 80% owned by Sarawak and Sabah while 20% belongs to Ekran Air itself.[2] The airline started operation by the fourth prime minister of malaysia Mahathir Mohamad to operated services for EAGA (East ASEAN Growth Area).[3]

The airlines had acquired one CRJ 100 and two De Havilland Canada Dash 8,[4] it also planned to ordered 5 Airbus A320 to expand its destination outside EAGA by September 1998.[5]

However, following the financial crisis from 1997 to 1998, Ekran suspended all its flight in 1 March 1998 and declined its order for Airbus A320.[6]

Destinations

Saeaga Airlines served the following destinations as of 1997[5]:

Sabah
Sarawak

Planned destinations

Australia
China
Malaysia
Singapore
Taiwan

Fleet

Saeaga Airlines CRJ100 at Mulu Airport in 1996

Before Saeaga Airlines ceased its operations in 1998, the carrier fleet consisted of:

Saeaga Airlines fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Ref
Airbus A320 5 1997 1998 [5]
Canadair Regional Jet CRJ100 1 1996 1998 [7]
de Havilland Canada Dash 8 1 1996 1998

References

  1. ↑ "SA - SAE". Acronym and Abbreviation (BERNAMA). 2003. ProQuest 189389276.
  2. ↑ RIM: Pacific Business and Industries. The Center. 1996.
  3. ↑ "Mahathir launches Saeaga Airlines". Business Times (Singapore). 30 November 1995. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Malaysia's Saeaga Airlines Adds RJs, Dash 8s In $49 Million Deal | Aviation Week". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Saeaga Airlines to buys Airbus A320s. New Straits Times. 18 May 1997.
  6. ↑ "Saeaga Airlines halts services, scraps jet order". The Business Times (Singapore). 17 March 1998.
  7. ↑ Aerospace. The Society. 1996.
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