Asian Wings Airways

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Asian Wings Airways
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IATA ICAO Call sign
YJAWMASIAN STAR
Founded2011;14 years ago (2011)
Commenced operationsJanuary 27, 2011;14 years ago (2011-01-27)
Ceased operationsJanuary 1, 2019;6 years ago (2019-01-01)
Operating bases Yangon International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations12
Parent company Asian Wings Airways, Limited
Headquarters Yangon, Myanmar
Key peopleLwin Moe (ED)
Website www.asianwingsair.com (Not Functional)

Asian Wings Airways was an airline based in Myanmar. It began service on 27 January 2011 with codeshare agreements with Air Bagan. [1] It offered regular flights to all major tourist destinations in Myanmar.

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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]

Destinations

As of June 2016 the airline served the following destinations within Myanmar: [6]

Fleet

Current fleet

Prior to suspending operations, the Asian Wings Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [7]

Asian Wings Airways fleet
AircraftIn fleetOrdersNotes
ATR 72-500 40
Total40

Former fleet

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Asian Wings begins domestic flights | Myanmar Times". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  2. ↑ "Asian Wings Airways". Tourism Transparency. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "ＡＮＡ、ミャンマーの中堅航空に出資へ アジア開拓". 日本経済新聞. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Japan's ANA Cancels Investment in Burma's Asian Wings". The Irrawaddy. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "News Myanmar's Asian Wings Airways suspended operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Summer Flight Schedule: 1 June 2016-30 June 2016". asianwingsair.com. Asian Wings Airways. Archived from the original on 2016-07-22. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Asian Wings Airways fleet details". airfleets.net. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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