Hantharwaddy International Airport

Hantharwaddy airport priority for govt

September 21, 2017 by Thiha

THE planned Hantharwaddy International Airport is the only priority in the area of aviation under the National League for Democracy-led government, said U Win Khant, permanent secretary of Ministry of Transport and Communications. He made his comments in relation to the government’s Transport Master Plan during the sideline interview with The Myanmar Times at Myanmar […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Andrew McNaughton, Bago Region, dca, Department of Civil Aviation, Euromoney, government agency, Hantharwaddy International Airport, Heho Airport, Incheon Airport Consortium, infrastructure, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, Kawthaung airport, Kyauk Taing Kan village, Loans, mandalay, Mandalay International Airport, Mawlamyine Airport, MIC, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Mon State, Myanmar Global Investment Forum, Myanmar investment commission, National League for Democracy Led Government, Nay Pyi Taw, old Second World War Japanese airfield, permanent secretary, private-sector company, public road networks, public-private partnership (PPP) system, Shan State, Singapore-based Yongnam-CAPE-JGC Consortium, Tanintharyi Region, the UK Prime Minister’s Business Ambassador, transport master plan, U Win Khant, Yangon International Airport

The aviation sector takes off

April 28, 2014 by thiha

Myanmar’s civil aviation sector is on the brink of explosive growth with the number of seats and carriers rising and infrastructure being upgraded. Myanmar is the most under-served aviation market in Southeast Asia. The numbers speak for themselves. Only Brunei and Laos have fewer airline seats per capita. Myanmar has a population of 52 million, […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Air Bagan, asia world, Aviation Hub, Aviation Incident Rate, Civil Aviation Sector, dca, Department of Civil Aviation, Deputy Director, director-general, Hantharwaddy International Airport, high, International Seats, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, Mandalay International Airport, National Transport Development Plan, Operates, Safety, Soared, Special Advisor, Tourism Master Plan, U Khin Maung Myint, U Nyan Htun Aung, U Tay Za, U Tin Naing Tun, U Win Swe Tun, Union Transport Minister, Yangon International Airport

New Bids Force Further Delay for Myanmar Airport Work: Official

March 14, 2014 by thiha

YANGON — Work on the US$1.1 billion Hanthawaddy International Airport in Myanmar faces additional delays because the four short-listed competitors for the job will have to submit new bids because of “a major change in project policy,” a senior Transport Ministry official told Reuters. “Our government has agreed to seek ODA [official development assistance] for […]

Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Changi Airport Planners, Four Short-Listed Competitors, France, Hantharwaddy International Airport, Incheon International Airport Corp, Japan, JGC Corp, Mandalay International Airport, ODA, Official Development Assistance, Project Policy, singapore, South Korea, Taisei Corp, Vinci Airport, Yangon International Airport, Yongnam Holdings