Air Thanlwin Explained

Airline:Air Thanlwin
Fleet Size:4
Destinations:18
Bases:2
Iata:ST
Icao:RTL[1]
Callsign:ROYAL BIRD
Parent:Air Thanlwin Holding Company Ltd.
Headquarters:Yangon, Myanmar
Key People:Aung Min Khaing
Hubs:Yangon International Airport

Air Thanlwin is an airline based in Yangon, Myanmar, offering scheduled and chartered domestic flights from its base at Yangon International Airport. The airline was founded in 1996 as Yangon Airways and operated under that name until it rebranded as Air Thanlwin in October 2019 .[2] [3] [4]

History

Yangon Airways was established in October 1996 as a domestic airline in a joint venture between Myanma Airways, the state-owned flag carrier in Myanmar, and Krong-Sombat Company of Thailand. The airline bases its headquarters and maintenance station in Yangon. In October 1997, the current owner of the airline acquired the share of the Thai company and then acquired the share of Myanmar Airways in 2005. Thereafter, the airline became a fully privately owned airline in Myanmar. The airline then evolved into a principal domestic service carrier, operating schedule and charter flight services from Yangon to 13 prime commercial and tourist destinations in Myanmar. During the past three years, Yangon Airways has been progressively gaining market share; it has about 37% in 2007 and increased to 41% in 2008.

Yangon Airways was listed by the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list.[5] Under United States federal law, Americans are prohibited from doing business with individuals or entities listed as an SDN. Yangon Airways was designated by OFAC in 2008 after having been acquired by notorious drug traffickers of the United Wa State Army.[6]

Yangon Airways was rebranded and operated as Air Thanlwin in 2019[7] using the same fleet, adding another ATR 72-500 leased from Myanmar National Airlines.

Destinations

, Air Thanlwin operates scheduled flights to the following domestic destinations:

CountryCity AirportNotesRefs
MyanmarBaganNyaung U Airportalign=center [8]
BhamoBhamo Airportalign=center
DaweiDawei Airportalign=center align=center [9]
HehoHeho Airportalign=center
HkamtiKhamti Airportalign=center
KawthaungKawthaung Airportalign=center
KengtungKengtung Airportalign=center
LashioLashio Airportalign=center
MandalayMandalay International Airportalign=center
MyeikMyeik Airportalign=center
MyitkyinaMyitkyina Airportalign=center
MawlamyineMawlamyine Airportalign=center align=center [10]
NaypyidawNaypyidaw International Airportalign=center align=center [11]
PutaoLashio Airportalign=center
SittweSittwe Airportalign=center
TachilekTachilek Airportalign=center align=center [12]
ThandweThandwe Airportalign=center
YangonYangon International Airportalign=center

Fleet

, the Air Thanlwin fleet comprises the following aircraft.[13] [14]

Aircraft! width="50pt"
In FleetSeatsNotes
ATR 72-212255
ATR 72-5002681 leased from Myanmar National Airlines
Total4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Notice. Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Deletions, and Modifications (excluding U.S.). 4 May 2023. faa.gov. May 13, 2020.
  2. News: WIN . SHUN LE . Yangon Airways to rename as Air Thanlwin from Oct 1 . 13 October 2022 . Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd . 10 September 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Yangon Airways to rebrand as Air Thanlwin . ch-aviation . 13 October 2022 . en.
  4. News: Yangon Airways ကိုအမည်ပြောင်းထားသည့် Air Thanlwin လေကြောင်းလိုင်းစတင်ပျံသန်း – Pyi Myanmar News . 13 October 2022 . Pyi Myanmar . 1 October 2019. my.
  5. Office of Foreign Assets Control, Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List – http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf
  6. Regime clips Yangon Airways' wings http://www.mizzima.com/business/4611-regime-clips-wa-linked-yangon-airways-wings-.html
  7. Web site: Air Thanlwin Airline Profile CAPA . centreforaviation.com . 13 October 2022.
  8. Web site: (01 Oct 2019 to 30 Apr 2020) Winter Flight Schedule . 22 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122022850/https://www.airthanlwin.com/26-make-a-plan/20-flight-schedule.html . 22 January 2024.
  9. Web site: AIR THANLWIN flight ST 622: Dawei - Yangon . 22 January 2024.
  10. Web site: AIR THANLWIN flight ST 412: Mawlamyine - Yangon . 22 January 2024.
  11. Web site: AIR THANLWIN flight ST 414: Nay Pyi Taw - Yangon . 22 January 2024.
  12. Web site: AIR THANLWIN flight ST 738: Mandalay - Yangon via Tachilek . 22 January 2024.
  13. Web site: Air Thanlwin Fleet Details and History . www.planespotters.net . 13 October 2022.
  14. Web site: About Us . 22 January 2024.

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