Myanmar National Airlines: Difference between revisions

| alliance = Sky Team

| fleet_size = 9611

| destinations = 10536

| focus_cities = London

The airline was founded by the government after [[independence]] on 15 September 1948, as the '''Union of Burma Airways''' (UBA). It initially operated domestic servicesflights only, but added limited international services to neighboring destinations in 1950. In 1993, the airline withdrew from its international routes. After a 23-year absence, they relaunched foreigninternational servicesflights in 2016 with service to [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destinationtravel.info/reviews/myanmarnationalairlines.html|title=Airline Review - Myanmar National Airlines|date=19 February 2018|website=destinationtravel.info}}</ref> 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 of Myanma Airways have been made as a joint venture airline, [[Myanmar Airways International]] (MAI). Myanmar National Airlines is the majority [[shareholder]] of Joint Venture Company MAI, set up in 1993.<ref name="FI"/> In 2003, it was proposed to set up a Myanmar-based airline for chartered international passenger and cargo flights, which was planned to be called '''Air Myanmar'''. What would have been a [[joint-venture]] between Myanma Airways and private investors was abandoned in 2005.<ref>{{cite news

|access-date=10 November 2010}}</ref> Myanmar National Airlines provides ground-handling services for other airlineairlines's charter, scheduled and non scheduled flights.

In mid-2012, Myanma Airways ordered to lease two new [[Embraer 190AR]] from GE Civil Aviation Services Co. Ltd, that replaced its [[Fokker F-28]] from November 2012.<ref>volaspheric: [http://volaspheric.blogspot.de/2012/09/myanma-airways-orders-two-new-embraer.html Myanma Airways orders two new Embraer 190]</ref> On February 11, 2014, at the Singapore Airshow, Myanma Airways signed a $960 million deal with [[GECAS]] for four Boeing 737-800s, and six Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The deal is the largest commercial sale by a U.S. company to Myanmar in decades and is the largest single aircraft order in the history of Myanmar's aviation industry.<ref name="genewscenter1">{{cite web |url=http://www.genewscenter.com/Press-Releases/GE-Capital-Aviation-Services-GECAS-to-Lease-10-New-Boeing-Aircraft-With-Myanma-Airways-4522.aspx |title=GE - Press-Releases - GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) to Lease 10 New Boeing Aircraft with Myanma Airways |access-date=2014-02-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222014628/http://www.genewscenter.com/Press-Releases/GE-Capital-Aviation-Services-GECAS-to-Lease-10-New-Boeing-Aircraft-With-Myanma-Airways-4522.aspx |archive-date=2014-02-22 }}</ref>

In December 2014, MyanmaMyanmar Airways rebranded itself as '''Myanmar National Airlines'''.

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[[File:An ATR-72 of Myanmar National Airlines in Yangon International airport.jpg|thumb|ATR 72-600212]]

[[File:Myanmar National Airlines, XY-AGQ, Embraer ERJ-190LR (46942513934).jpg |thumb| Former Embraer 190]]

The Myanmar National Airlines fleet comprises the following aircraft :<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)|journal=Airliner World|issue=October 2019|page=21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CargoFleet|url=https://www.flymna.com/news?id=6e8ac5ca-45ab-4ca2-b2f5-7cf777077d39}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/ub-uba/fleet | title=Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map }}</ref>

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Premium Economy iswas once available on the [[Embraer 190]] and newBoeing [[Boeing 737-800]] aircraft but currently unavailable result of the airline decision to lease back all aircraft containing the Premium Economy seats. The Premium Economy seating features a 36-inch seat pitch, isproviding 36&nbsp;inchesan –additional four inches morecompared thanto Economy Class, andalong havewith a biggermore significant recline. Inbut the in-seat power outletoutlets and streaming inflight entertainment is offeredare only offered on the [[Boeing 737-800]] aircraft.<ref name="flymna.com"/>

Myanmar National Airlines offers streaming in-flight entertainment called airstream^UB on its [[Boeing 737-800]] aircraft. Passengers will be able to watch movies, TV shows and listen to music via in-seat monitors or on their own smartphone, tablet (iOS or Android), or laptop over a wireless connection on board the aircraft. airstream^UB is available free of charge. Customers travelling in business class also have the option to access airstream^UB on the in arm monitor fitted in their seat.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.flymna.com/inflight-entertainment|title=Inflight Entertainment|last=admin|date=23 June 2015}}</ref> There are inflight magazines on board the [[Boeing 737-800]] and the [[ATR 72]]-600.<ref name=":0" />

* 11 October 1987, a Burma Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 [[October 1987 Burma Airways Fokker F27 crash|crashed into a 15001,500 feet high mountain]], killing all 49 people on board. This was Myanmar's second-deadliest air disaster, surpassed only by the [[2017 Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crash|crash of a Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8]] in 2017, which killed 122 people.<ref name="2017Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crash">{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170607-0 |title=5820 Accident description |website=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> Thirty-six foreigners—14 Americans, seven Swiss citizens, five Britons, four Australians, three West Germans, two French citizens and one Thai—were among the dead.<ref>{{cite web|title= XY-AEL Accident description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19871011-2|website=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=CRASH OF AIRLINER IN BURMA KILLS 49, 14 FROM U.S.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/12/world/crash-of-airliner-in-burma-kills-49-14-from-us.html|newspaper= [[New York Times]]|date= 12 October 1987|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref>

*[[List of airlines of Burma]]