Myanma Airways

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Myanma Airways
ျမန္မာ့ေလေၾကာင္း​
IATA
UB[1]		 ICAO
UBA[1]		 Callsign
UNIONAIR
Founded 1948
Hubs Yangon International Airport
Mandalay International Airport
Fleet size 6
Destinations 30
Parent company Myanmar Ministry of Transport
Headquarters Yangon, Myanmar
Key people Tin Maung Tun (Managing Director)
Website: http://www.mot.gov.mm/ma/index.html

Myanma Airways Corporation is the national airline of Myanmar, based in Yangon. It operates scheduled services to all major domestic destinations. Its main base is Yangon International Airport.[2]

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[edit] History

The airline was founded by the government after independence in 1948 as Union of Burma Airways. It initially operated domestic services and international services were added in 1950. The name was changed to Burma Airways in December 1972, and to Myanma Airways on 1 April 1989 following the renaming of the country from Burma to Myanmar. International services were transferred to Myanmar Airways International, set up in 1993.[2]

[edit] Destinations

As of May 2007, Myanma Airways operates scheduled passenger flights within Myanmar to:[3]

Additionally, Myanma Airways offers charter flights to the following destinations:[3]

[edit] Fleet

As of July 2007, the Myanma Airways fleet includes:[4]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Airframes.org
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 53. 
  3. ^ a b Myanma Airways website - Services
  4. ^ Aerotransport.org Myanma Airways fleet details
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