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Myanmar May Flower Group was founded in 1991 by Kyaw Win, an ethnic [[Burmese Chinese|Chinese]], associated with [[Thailand|Thai]] [[logging]] companies in the 1980s operating in the border area controlled by [[Khun Sa]], and also with Vice-Senior General [[Maung Aye]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.singapore-window.org/80123awk.htm|author=Anthony Davis and Bruce Hawke|title=Business is Blooming|publisher=''[[Asiaweek]]'', January 23, 1997 Vol.24 No.3|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiapacificms.com/papers/pdf/gt_opium_trade.pdf|author=Bertil Lintner|title=The Golden Triangle Opium Trade: An Overview|publisher=Asia Pacific Media Services, March 2000|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref>
Myanmar May Flower Group was founded in 1991 by Kyaw Win, an ethnic [[Burmese Chinese|Chinese]], associated with [[Thailand|Thai]] [[logging]] companies in the 1980s operating in the border area controlled by [[Khun Sa]], and also with Vice-Senior General [[Maung Aye]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.singapore-window.org/80123awk.htm|author=Anthony Davis and Bruce Hawke|title=Business is Blooming|publisher=''[[Asiaweek]]'', January 23, 1997 Vol.24 No.3|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiapacificms.com/papers/pdf/gt_opium_trade.pdf|author=Bertil Lintner|title=The Golden Triangle Opium Trade: An Overview|publisher=Asia Pacific Media Services, March 2000|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref>


On November 13, 2008 the [[US Government]] placed [[wikt:sanction|sanctions]] on the airline under the "Kingpin Act" targeted at [[drug trade|narcotics trafficker]]s.<ref>[http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/narco/drugs.pdf Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act p6:462]</ref>
On November 13, 2008, the [[US Government]] placed [[wikt:sanction|sanctions]] on the airline under the "Kingpin Act" targeted at [[drug trade|narcotics trafficker]]s.<ref>[http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/narco/drugs.pdf Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act p6:462]</ref>

On December 3, 2010, Yangon Airways suspended all its flights after the [[civil aviation authority]] cancelled its Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20180|author=Sai Zom Hseng|title=Yangon Airways Suspends Services|date= November 25, 2010|publisher=''[[The Irrawaddy]]''|accessdate=2010-03-20}}</ref> Some observers believed the action taken by the authorities to be an effort on the part of the government to restrict business activities by the cease-fire group [[United Wa State Army]] (UWSA) linked to the airline.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=20190|author=Saw Yan Naing|title=Suspension of Yangon Airways Part of Regime Plan?|date= November 26, 2010|publisher=''[[The Irrawaddy]]''|accessdate=2010-03-20}}</ref>


==Destinations==
==Destinations==

Revision as of 18:12, 20 March 2011

Yangon Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
YH FSC HOTEL KILO
Founded1996
HubsYangon International Airport
Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport
Frequent-flyer programElite Club [1]
Fleet size2
Destinations11
Parent companyMyanma Airways & MHE-Mayflower Company
HeadquartersYangon, Myanmar
Key peopleKyaw Win (Managing Director)
Websitehttp://www.yangonair.com/

Yangon Airways Limited is an airline based in Myanmar, offering regularly scheduled and chartered domestic services from Yangon and other cities.

History

Yangon Airways was established in 1996 as a joint venture between Myanma Airways and the Krong-Sombat Company of Thailand. In 1997, the MHE-Mayflower Company acquired the Krong-Sombat shares.[2] Myanmar May Flower Group was founded in 1991 by Kyaw Win, an ethnic Chinese, associated with Thai logging companies in the 1980s operating in the border area controlled by Khun Sa, and also with Vice-Senior General Maung Aye.[3][4]

On November 13, 2008, the US Government placed sanctions on the airline under the "Kingpin Act" targeted at narcotics traffickers.[5]

On December 3, 2010, Yangon Airways suspended all its flights after the civil aviation authority cancelled its Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC).[6] Some observers believed the action taken by the authorities to be an effort on the part of the government to restrict business activities by the cease-fire group United Wa State Army (UWSA) linked to the airline.[7]

Destinations

Aboard a Yangon Airways flight

Yangon Airways operates scheduled flights to the following destinations:[8]

Fleet

Yangon Airways' ATR 72 aircraft at Yangon Airport

The Yangon Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 9 July 2008) [9]:

External links

References

  1. ^ Elite Club
  2. ^ Corporate profile
  3. ^ Anthony Davis and Bruce Hawke. "Business is Blooming". Asiaweek, January 23, 1997 Vol.24 No.3. Retrieved 2009-01-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Bertil Lintner. "The Golden Triangle Opium Trade: An Overview" (PDF). Asia Pacific Media Services, March 2000. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  5. ^ Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act p6:462
  6. ^ Sai Zom Hseng (November 25, 2010). "Yangon Airways Suspends Services". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2010-03-20. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Saw Yan Naing (November 26, 2010). "Suspension of Yangon Airways Part of Regime Plan?". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2010-03-20. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Yangon Airways Schedule
  9. ^ CH-Aviation
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