▁purchase ▁of ▁ 7 ▁A TR ▁ 7 2 - 5 0 0 s ▁with ▁options ▁for ▁ 3 ▁additional ▁aircraft ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Sab ah ▁and ▁Sar aw ak ▁in ▁East ▁Malays ia . ▁M AS w ings ▁received ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁aircraft ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁second ▁ 6 ▁aircraft ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁remaining ▁ 3 ▁( optional ) ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁its ▁last ▁F 5 0 ▁( 9 M - M G F ) ▁was ▁retired ▁from ▁service . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁M AS w ings ▁made ▁an ▁announ cement ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁replacing ▁their ▁age ing ▁T win ▁Ot ters ▁with ▁newer ▁plan es , ▁as ▁the ▁request ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁now ▁await ing ▁final ▁appro val . ▁The ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁replacement ▁were ▁Vik ing ▁Air ▁D HC - 6 ▁Series ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁D orn ier ▁Do ▁ 2 2 8 NG ▁( New ▁Generation ) ▁and ▁G E CI ▁SK - 1 0 5 ▁Sky land er . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁Sky land er ▁project ▁cancel led , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁candidates ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁Do ▁ 2 2 8 NG ▁and ▁the ▁T win ▁Ot ter ▁Series ▁