Old aircraft to be put on public display in Mandalay

Old aircraft to be put on public display in Mandalay

Published on Tuesday, 28 January 2014 19:52

MANDALAY—An old grounded aircraft from Myanmar Airways will be put on public display, with a café inside the aircraft, at Chanmyathazi Airport.

The state-owned airline had bought four Fokker aircrafts and used them to offer flight services. Later, because of their old age and the difficulty finding spare parts after the factory that produced them had shut down, the airline grounded the aircrafts and bought new ones.

The old aircraft in Mandalay was previously used as a private plane by an Arab national and by Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of the late Nelson Mandela. It arrived in Myanmar in 2009 and was used for local flights.

"Visitors can take photos while wearing the pilot's uniform. We also plan to relocate two other grounded Fokker aircrafts at Yangon airport to Chanmyathazi Airport and put them on public display," said Captain Htin Linn, chief pilot for Myanmar Airways.

Last year, Myanmar Airways put an F-27 aircraft on public display at the People's Square in Yangon.

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