Air KBZ
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Founded | June 2010 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Yangon International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Sky Smile Frequent Flyer Program | ||||||
Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
Destinations | 19 | ||||||
Headquarters | Yangon, Myanmar | ||||||
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Website | www |
Air KBZ (Burmese: အဲကေဘီဇက်) is a privately owned domestic Myanmar airline based in Yangon. Air Kanbawza, otherwise known as AIR KBZ, was established in June 2010.[1] The airline began operations with a Yangon-Bagan-Nyaung Oo-Mandalay-Heho-Yangon flight on 2 April 2019.[2] In 2015 Air KBZ began codesharing international flights with its partner Myanmar Airways International, but on 2 December 2016 Air KBZ itself expanded internationally, launching its first scheduled service outside Myanmar with flights connecting Yangon and Chiang Mai in neighboring Thailand.[3]
Destinations[]
Air KBZ serves the following destinations as of February 2020:
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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India | Imphal | Imphal Airport | Charter | [4] |
Myanmar | Yangon | Yangon International Airport | Hub | |
Mandalay | Mandalay International Airport | Hub | ||
Bagan | Nyaung U Airport | |||
Dawei | Dawei Airport | |||
Heho | Heho Airport | |||
Kalaymyo | Kalaymyo Airport | |||
Kawthaung | Kawthaung Airport | |||
Kengtung | Kengtung Airport | |||
Khamti | Khamti Airport | |||
Kyaukpyu | Kyaukpyu Airport | |||
Lashio | Lashio Airport | |||
Loikaw | Loikaw Airport | |||
Myeik | Myeik Airport | |||
Myitkyina | Myitkyina Airport | |||
Nay Pyi Taw | Nay Pyi Taw International Airport | |||
Sittwe | Sittwe Airport | |||
Tachilek | Tachilek Airport | |||
Thandwe | Thandwe Airport |
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Air KBZ has codeshare agreement with the following airline:
Fleet[]
Current fleet[]
The Air KBZ fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2019):[5]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Notes |
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ATR 72-600 | 10 | 0 | |
ATR 72-500 | 4 | ||
Embraer ERJ 145 | O | 4 | |
Embraer 190 | O | 6 | |
Total | 14 | 10 |
Former fleet[]
The airline previously operated the following aircraft (as of August 2018):[6]
- 1 further ATR 72-500
Sponsorships[]
In 2014, Air KBZ started sponsoring Myanmar's national sport, Lethwei. The event is called the Air KBZ Aung Lan Golden Belt Championship being held at Thein Phyu Stadium in Yangon.[7]
References[]
- http://www.airmyanmar.com/airKBZ.htm
- http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/groups/fleet_and_orders_gossip_shop/blog/archive/2011/06/06/airline-start-ups-air-kbz-launches-domestic-services.aspx
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120616203810/http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/news/568/news56805.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170406145458/http://www.jetradar-asia.com/
- ^ "Our Vision | Air KBZ". Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ "Kanbawza to launch domestic airline on April 1". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ "Airline Review - Air KBZ". Destination Travel. 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Imphal-Mandalay flight from November 23". NorthEast Today. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 21.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2018): 21.
- ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (13 December 2016). "Myanmar's lethwei goliath toppled by Canadian 'Dave'". Myanmar Times.
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