APEX Airlines (Yangon) commenced scheduled operations on Tuesday, April 7 having secured its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Department of Civil Aviation of Myanmar late last month.
At present, the carrier operates XY-AJV (cn 1229), an ATR 72-600 which it has leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC) to serve Dawe, Kawthaung, Myeik, and Nay Pyi Taw from its Yangon hub.
According to APEX's chief operations officer Selva Kumar, the carrier's second aircraft will arrive between June and July while a third is due between September and October. The additional capacity will be used to expand the network to include Sittwe, Myitkyina, Mandalay International, Bagan/Nyaung-u, Thandwe, and Heho.
