Air KBZ

Air KBZ

IATA K7 ICAO KBZ Callsign Jade Air
Founded	October 2010
Operating bases	Yangon International Airport
Fleet size	7( 1 on order)
Destinations	14
Company slogan	Flying Beyond Expectation
Parent company	KBZ Group
Headquarters	Yangon, Myanmar
Key people	U Moe San Aung (Managing Director)
Website	http://www.airkbz.com/

Air KBZ is a privately owned domestic Burmese airline based in Yangon. The airline is owned by Kanbawza Bank and began operations with a Yangon-Bagan-Nyaung Oo-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon flight on April 2, 2011.^[1]

Destinations

^[2]

• Myanmar
  • Bagan - Nyaung U Airport
  • Banmaw - Banmaw Airport
  • Heho - Heho Airport
  • Kalaymyo - Kalaymyo Airport
  • Kawthaung - Kawthaung Airport
  • Kengtung - Kengtung Airport
  • Lashio - Lashio Airport
  • Mandalay - Mandalay International Airport Base
  • Mergui - Mergui Airport
  • Myeik - Myeik Airport
  • Myitkyina - Myitkyina Airport
  • Putao - Putao Airport
  • Sittwe - Sittwe Airport
  • Dawei - Dawei Airport
  • Tachilek - Tachilek Airport
  • Thandwe - Thandwe Airport
  • Yangon - Yangon International Airport Main Base

Fleet

The Air KBZ fleet includes the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

• On 17 February 2012, Air KBZ ATR-72-500, XY-AIT overran the runway at Thandwe Airport but no injuries reported.^[3]
• On 28 January 2014, An Air Kanbawza (Air KBZ) airplane was evacuated on the runway of the Rangoon International Airport but no injuries reported.^[4]

References

• http://www.airmyanmar.com/airKBZ.htm
• http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/groups/fleet_and_orders_gossip_shop/blog/archive/2011/06/06/airline-start-ups-air-kbz-launches-domestic-services.aspx
• http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/568/news56805.html

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