Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur International) has firmed up its previously announced order with ATR - Avions de Transport Régional (EVX, Toulouse Blagnac) for up to 36 ATR 72-600s. It has finalized the order with a split of 20 firm orders and 16 options with deliveries expected to start in the second half of the year. The aircraft will be operated by MAS subsidiaries Firefly (FY, Penang) and MASwings (MY, Kota Kinabalu). Firefly currently already operates 12 ATR 72-500s while MASWings has 10 of the aircraft.