Air Thanlwin

Air Thanlwin (Burmese: သံလွင် လေကြောင်းလိုင်း) 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, making it the newest airline to emerge in Myanmar.^[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's headquarters and maintenance station are 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 scheduled 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 any individual or entity listed as an SDN. Yangon Airways was designated by OFAC in 2008 after being 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.^{[citation needed]}

Destinations

As of January 2024, Air Thanlwin operates scheduled flights to the following domestic destinations:

Fleet

As of August 2025, Air Thanlwin operates the following aircraft:^[13]

References

1. ^ "Notice. Foreign ICAO 3LD Additions, Deletions, and Modifications (excluding U.S.)". faa.gov. May 13, 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
2. ^ WIN, SHUN LE (10 September 2019). "Yangon Airways to rename as Air Thanlwin from Oct 1". Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
3. ^ "Yangon Airways to rebrand as Air Thanlwin". ch-aviation. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
4. ^ "Yangon Airways ကိုအမည်ပြောင်းထားသည့် Air Thanlwin လေကြောင်းလိုင်းစတင်ပျံသန်း – Pyi Myanmar News" (in Burmese). Pyi Myanmar. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
5. ^ Office of Foreign Assets Control, Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List – http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf Archived 10 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Regime clips Yangon Airways' wings http://www.mizzima.com/business/4611-regime-clips-wa-linked-yangon-airways-wings-.html
7. ^ "Air Thanlwin Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
8. ^ "(01 Oct 2019 to 30 Apr 2020) Winter Flight Schedule". Archived 22 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
9. ^ "AIR THANLWIN flight ST 622: Dawei - Yangon". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
10. ^ "AIR THANLWIN flight ST 412: Mawlamyine - Yangon". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
11. ^ "AIR THANLWIN flight ST 414: Nay Pyi Taw - Yangon". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
12. ^ "AIR THANLWIN flight ST 738: Mandalay - Yangon via Tachilek". Retrieved 22 January 2024.
13. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Air Thanlwin". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 67.