A futuristic plane will make its way to Manadalay, as two pilots attempt the first ever around the world flight by a solar powered aircraft.
Tag: Aviation

BUSINESS WEEKLY 21 NOVEMBER 2014
Boeing to provide 737s to Air Mandalay; Jalux, Mitsubishi to run Mandalay airport; Amara Bank introduces new scheme after blacklist scare ; Singapore now Burma’s top investor (or is it…

Burma Business Weekly: 1 August 2014
Burmese currency remained stable, SMEs assessed for loan eligibility, mobile access increases as Ooredoo issues affordable SIM cards, and gas exports to China keep a slow but steady pace to…

Burma Business Weekly
BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: China remains the country’s top trading partner; Myeik to Bangkok flights launch; Austria offers technical expertise on hydropower projects; and corruption in Burma still worries…

The battle for Burma’s crowded skies
With Burma’s eighth domestic airline taking to the skies last month and another three set to follow suit, the country’s civil aviation sector is overcrowded, and on the whole, unprofitable.

UN to help Burma improve aviation technology
The UN’s aviation agency has agreed to help modernise Burma’s airline industry by providing technical assistance to the government, state media reported on Tuesday.