Air Mandalay

Air Mandalay
IATA ICAO Callsign
6T AMY AIR MANDALAY
Founded 6 October 1994
Commenced operations 18 October 1994
Operating bases Yangon International Airport
Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport
Fleet size 3
Destinations 12
Company slogan Safety, Reliability & Comfort
Parent company Air Mandalay Ltd.
Myanma Airways
Headquarters Yangon, Myanmar
Website www.airmandalay.com

Air Mandalay (Burmese: အဲမန္တလေး) is an airline based in Yangon, Myanmar. It is a regional airline operating domestic services and international charter flights to neighboring countries. Its main base is Yangon International Airport.[1] In early April 2015, two newly leased Embraer ERJ 145 jets joined its fleet, serving the scheduled domestic, as well as charter services for international and domestics.

History

The airline was established on 6 October 1994 and started operations on 18 October 1994 with a flight from Yangon to Mandalay. It was the first domestic and regional Joint Venture Airline in Burma. It was established as a joint venture between Air Mandalay Holdings Singapore under Managing Director Michael Chang (51%) and Myanma Airways. On 27 August 1995, Air Mandalay started its first international service from Yangon to Chiang Mai in Thailand.[1]

Destinations

Air Mandalay ERJ145 Jet Plane
Air Mandalay ERJ145 Jet with cabin crew at Thandwe Airport

Air Mandalay serves the following destinations (as of April 2011):[2]

 Myanmar
 Thailand
 Singapore

Fleet

The Air Mandalay fleet includes the following aircraft (as of May 2015) :

Air Mandalay
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Options Notes
ATR 72-212 1 — — Currently stored at RGN
Mitsubishi MRJ-90 — 6[3] 4 —
ERJ145ER 2 — — All aircraft leased.
Total 3 6 4 —

See also

List of airlines of Burma

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 62.
  2. ↑ Air Mandalay Route Map
  3. ↑ , Japan Timess

External links

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