27 Mar 2015
YANGON Myanmar National Airlines will take delivery of its first leased Boeing in June to expand its network.
Global News Light of Myanmar reported the airline will take delivery of four Boeing 737-800 MAXs and six Boeing 737-800 NGs from GECAS Company.
The first plane will be delivered in June and the second in October, the announcement in the official government media said. The entire order will be completed within five years as is subject to review.
The airline has nine aircraft in its fleet mainly small aircraft serving domestic routes.
inside no 2MNA a government entity became a corporation in December last year in a bid to upgrade services and its IT capabilities.
The 67-year-old airline is the national flag carrier of Myanmar established in 1948 as Union of Burma Airways (UBA) then. It was then renamed as Myanma Airways in 1989.
Based in Yangon, the airline flies to 26 destinations in Myanmar, but makes most of its revenue from royalties it earned from allowing other airlines to operate routes in the country.
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