Malaysia’s Kargo Xpress to add two B737-800(BCF)s

Kargo Xpress (KXP, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) has ordered two B737-800(BCF)s from GECAS with deliveries scheduled for October 2021 and January 2022, respectively.

The two Boeing freighters will more than triple the Malaysian cargo carrier’s existing cargo capacity. Formally incorporated as M Jets International Sdn Bhd., Kargo Xpress launched in June 2021 with a single B737-400(F) dry leased from Vallair. It currently operates predominantly domestic flights connecting Kuala Lumpur Int’l, Kota Kinabalu, and Kuching. However, using its forthcoming B737-800(BCF)s, Kargo Xpress plans to expand its network to include Northern China and Western India.

Kargo Xpress said earlier this summer that it was also planning to add two B767-300 freighters (of unspecified variant) in 2022. It also signalled an intention to add another B737-400(F).

“Our goal is to be the provider of choice for express e-commerce shipments, as well as point-to-point delivery, trans-shipment and flight-truck services for our time-to-market sensitive customers within Asia,” Managing Director Gunasekar Mariappan said.

Kargo Xpress is set to become Malaysia’s first B737-800 freighter operator, although regionally, Thailand’s K-Mile Asia (8K, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) already has one unit of the type.