MNA to triple carrying capacity

The national carrier received the first of the Boeing 737-800s in June last year, and the third just a few weeks ago, a spokesperson for GE said.
GE Capital Aviation Services expects to deliver two aircraft a year between 2015 and 2020.
MNA already boasts a fleet larger than the next two largest airlines combined. In addition to the three new Boeing aircraft, MNA runs two ATR72-600 turboprops, two Embraer jets and six other smaller turboprops with between 11 and 16 seats per plane.
This gives it a total carrying capacity of just over 900 seats – of which over half is provided by the three new Boeing 737-800s.
In addition to seven more Boeing aircraft, MNA also has five more ATR72-600s on order, which would take its total carrying capacity to just over 2700, according to information provided by MNA.
The only other Myanmar airline that offers regular international routes is Myanmar Airways International.
That carrier operates four Airbus A320 that give it a total carrying capacity of 720 seats, although it may add more Airbus aircraft to its fleet next year, Aye Mra Tha, MAI’s head of marketing and public relations, said.
The pending Boeing and ATR deliveries would take MNA’s fleet to 25. MNA will use its new aircraft for flights to Chengdu and Shanghai, which are expected to start later this year. MNA already flies to Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
MNA’s efforts to bolster its fleet are part of a wider revamp of the national carrier, which includes a corporatisation process that will eventually see it operate as a private company.
Although the firm is increasing its international routes the vast majority of its flights are domestic, and its resurgence represents steep competition for other local carriers.
Source : Myanmar Times