Myanmar Airways International
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{{Infobox Airline
| airline = Myanmar Airways International<BR><Small>အႅပည်ႅပည်ဆိုင်ရာႅမန်မာ့ေလေႄကာင်းလိုင်း</small>
| logo =
| logo_size = 220
| fleet_size = 1
| destinations = 3
| IATA = 8M
| ICAO = MMA
| callsign = -
| parent = [[Myanma Airways]]
| company_slogan = Modern Comforts, Gentle Traditions
| founded = [[1993]]
| headquarters = [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]]
| key_people = U Maung Maung Ohn (Chairman)<BR>Gerard de Vaz (Managing Director)
| hubs = [[Yangon International Airport]]
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| subsidiaries =
| website = http://www.maiair.com/
}}
'''Myanmar Airways International Co., Ltd.''' ({{lang-my|အႅပည်ႅပည်ဆိုင်ရာႅမန်မာ့ေလေႄကာင်းလိုင်း}}) is the international [[airline]] of [[Myanmar]], based in [[Yangon]]. It operates scheduled international services to destinations in South-East Asia. Its main base is [[Yangon International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 53 | date= 2007-04-10}}</ref>
== History ==
The airline was founded by the government after independence in [[1948]] as '''Union of Burma Airways'''. It initially operated domestic services and international services were added in 1950. 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 were transferred to Myanmar Airways International, set up in [[1993]].<ref name="FI"/>
[[Image:Myanmar Airways International B737 Yangon.jpg|left|thumb|300px|An MAI Boeing 737-800 at the [[Yangon]] International Airport]]
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) took off in August [[1993]], initially created as a joint-venture between [[Myanma Airways]] and [[Singapore]]-based Highsonic Enterprises, with the support of [[Royal Brunei Airlines]]. It boasted a Singapore management team (many ex-[[Singapore Airlines]] staff), new Boeing aircraft, all-expatriate cockpit crews, improved training for flight attendants and new [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom|Civil Aviation Authority]] operating standards. Eventually, the original joint venture was terminated and MAI became a wholly owned Myanmar company. In January [[2001]], a new joint venture was formed in which Region Air Myanmar (HK) Ltd., took a 49% stake and a local businessman through his company Zan Co. took a 11% share and Myanma Airways retained 40%. {{Fact|date=June 2007}}
In 2001, a new corporate identity and aircraft livery was rolled out and the company completed its first major cabin crew upgrade program. In [[2002]], the airline obtained new [[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA) airline designator codes and joined both the IATA Multilateral Interline Traffic Agreement (MITA) and IATA Clearing House. The airline sent 122 employees on training courses at [[Malaysia Airlines]] and [[Royal Brunei Airlines]] training centers. In [[2003]], MAI launched a code-share agreement with [[Thai Airways International]] on the Bangkok-Yangon-[[Bangkok]] route. The company also has code sharing with Malaysia Airlines, [[Qatar Airways]] and [[Jetstar Asia Airways]]. In [[2004]], the airline took delivery of new uniforms for ground staff and recruited a further 16 new cabin crew trainees.
In February 2007, the foreign management team under Region Air Myanmar (HK) Ltd. transferred its control to Myanma Airways.
Following the tighter US sanctions on Myanmar, MAI leased aircraft has been retracted from its operations. It currently does not operate any aircraft and sells tickets of its code share partners.
All local airlines, including MAI, are deemed unsafe by [[Joint Aviation Authorities|JAA]] and [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] standards; Myanmar DCA is not a member state of ICAO and does not adhere to international standards.
==Destinations==
Myanmar Airways International has operating scheduled flights. to:<Ref name="MAI">[http://www.maiair.com/route_map.htm Myanmar Airways International website]</ref>
====International====
*[[Yangon]]
*[[Bangkok]]
*[[Kuala Lumpur]]
===Code Share===
Myanmar Airways International has codeshare agreements with:<ref name="MAI"/>
*[[Jetstar Asia]]
*[[Malaysia Airlines]]
*[[Qatar Airways]]
*[[Thai Airways International]]
== Fleet ==
Myanmar Airways International fleet includes:
*1 [[Airbus A319]]
==External links==
*[http://www.maiair.com/ Myanmar Airways International]
*[http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=8M&al_op=1 Myanmar Airways International Fleet]
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