Myanmar Airways International ceases operation
Oct 11, 2007 (DVB), Myanmar Airways International has ceased operating and is making arrangements to hand over its passengers to other airlines, according to an MAI staff member. The employee,[…]
No warrant out for Briton accused of killing colleague in Rangoon: report
The man suspected of battering international school teacher Gary Ferguson to death last month remains a free man as Burmese authorities bungle the paperwork necessary to solicit international assistance on the case.
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MAI plane in near miss with Air India jet at Gaya airport
A disaster was narrowly averted on Wednesday when a MAl airliner strayed onto a runway at Gaya airport in India just minutes before an Air India flight was due to land.
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BUSINESS WEEKLY 28 NOVEMBER 2014
China Burma sign US$ 7.5 billion deal; Garuda Airlines and MAI sign code-sharing agreement; Foreign investors invited to consider SEZ projects; Japan, Thailand ‘hesitating’ on Dawei
Business – Garuda Airlines and MAI sign code-sharing agreement
Indonesia’s Garuda Airlines signed a code-sharing agreement with Myanmar Airways International (MAI) on 25 November as part of efforts to boost economic ties between Burma and Indonesia. The deal takes[…]
Two planes crash on runway at Rangoon airport
While taxiing the runway at Rangoon International Airport at about 6am on Monday morning, an A320 plane belonging to Golden Myanmar Airlines crashed into a stationary Myanmar Airways International plane.
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BURMA BUSINESS WEEKLY
Business in Burma this week – rice exports down a third; government to left booze ban; japan’s Mizuho Bank to launch; and Burma says ‘gam bei!’ to Asahi.
BUSINESS – MAI is independent, says transport minister
Burma’s national carrier, Myanmar Airways International, or MAI, was transformed into a financially independent corporation at the beginning of the 2013-14 fiscal year and no longer requires state funds, according[…]
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BURMA BUSINESS WEEKLY – 28 February 2014
Business in Burma this week: Japanese firm plans shopping mall for Rangoon; Inflation rate doubles; Eighth domestic airline takes to the skies; Chevrolet and Toyota to open showrooms in Rangoon.
MAI spreads its wings to Pusan
Myanmar Airways International launched its first charter flight from Pusan, South Korea, to Rangoon on Friday.
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Thai protests hurting Burmese tourism
Anti-government protests in Bangkok have drastically reduced the number of people travelling between Burma and neighbouring Thailand, according to airline and tour service operators.
Foreign tourists cancel trips to Burma after bombings
Travel agencies in Burma are facing losses as many foreign tourists have cancelled their planned visits to the country after a spate of bombings claimed two lives and injured an American woman.
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Suu Kyi calls for ‘responsible investment’; Japanese firms to modernize Burmese aviation; and Burmese-Thai businesses try speed dating.
Over 500 migrants returning from Malaysia seek jobs from govt
Nearly 600 Burmese migrants, who recently returned home from Malaysia after a string of attacks against Burmese nationals, have applied for new jobs through the government
Some 1,500 Burmese migrants in Malaysia want to return home
As many as 1,500 Burmese migrants in Malaysia have signed up for repatriation, after a series of violent attacks against Burmese nationals in the country
Burma ‘privatises’ its skies
Majority of airlines to be sold off as rumours emerge of a spat over flag carrier Myanmar Airways International involving Maung Aye
Struggling airline looks to elections
Flag carrier Myanmar Airways International hopes Burma’s new government will encourage more tourists to visit Southeast Asian pariah
Burmese migrants riot in Malaysian camp
Violence flares in the Ajil detention centre as some 200 Vietnamese and Burmese detainees attempt to set the administration office on fire
MAI flights cancelled at short notice
Jul 23, 2008 (DVB), Passengers waiting to fly to Burma from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport today were furious when Myanmar Airways International made a last-minute announcement that flights had been suspended.[…]
