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Founded | 2011 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | January 27, 2011 | ||||||
Ceased operations | January 1, 2019 | ||||||
Operating bases | Yangon International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Parent company | Asian Wings Airways, Limited | ||||||
Headquarters | Yangon, Myanmar | ||||||
Key people | Lwin Moe ( ED) | ||||||
Website |
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Asian Wings Airways was an airline based in Myanmar. It began service on 27 January 2011. [1] It offered regular flights to all major tourist destinations in Myanmar.
Asian Wings Airways was owned and operated by Sun Far Travels and Tours Company, Limited. [2]
All Nippon Airways announced in 2013 that it would purchase a 49% stake in Asian Wings Airways for around 3 billion Japanese yen, the first foreign investment in a Myanmar-based airline since democratization, [3] but in 2014 ANA declared that its board of directors had agreed to cancel the investment, citing “intensified” competition in the aviation sector. [4]
The airline suspended all operations on January 1, 2019. [5]
As of June 2016 the airline served the following destinations within Myanmar: [6]
Prior to suspending operations, the Asian Wings Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [7]
Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Notes |
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ATR 72-500 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Media related to
Asian Wings Airways at Wikimedia Commons
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Founded | 2011 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | January 27, 2011 | ||||||
Ceased operations | January 1, 2019 | ||||||
Operating bases | Yangon International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Parent company | Asian Wings Airways, Limited | ||||||
Headquarters | Yangon, Myanmar | ||||||
Key people | Lwin Moe ( ED) | ||||||
Website |
www |
Asian Wings Airways was an airline based in Myanmar. It began service on 27 January 2011. [1] It offered regular flights to all major tourist destinations in Myanmar.
Asian Wings Airways was owned and operated by Sun Far Travels and Tours Company, Limited. [2]
All Nippon Airways announced in 2013 that it would purchase a 49% stake in Asian Wings Airways for around 3 billion Japanese yen, the first foreign investment in a Myanmar-based airline since democratization, [3] but in 2014 ANA declared that its board of directors had agreed to cancel the investment, citing “intensified” competition in the aviation sector. [4]
The airline suspended all operations on January 1, 2019. [5]
As of June 2016 the airline served the following destinations within Myanmar: [6]
Prior to suspending operations, the Asian Wings Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [7]
Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Notes |
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ATR 72-500 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Media related to
Asian Wings Airways at Wikimedia Commons