APEX Airlines

APEX Airlines was incorporated in Myanmar on 27 November 2012 under the corporate name APEX Airline Public Company Limited. Its stated purpose was to provide international and domestic air transport services. Following incorporation, the company received a provisional Air Operator's Certificate and began the preparatory process for launching an airline. The available historical record does not identify the founders, shareholders, aircraft procurement arrangements, or the detailed regulatory steps between incorporation and commercial service. The airline started serving passengers in March 2015. It was described as a charter and scheduled carrier based in Yangon, while Naypyidaw International Airport served as its main operational base. Its confirmed scheduled network was domestic and included Naypyidaw, Yangon, Dawei, Kawthaung, and Myeik. The latter three destinations are in Myanmar's Tanintharyi Region, giving the airline a role in connecting the national capital and commercial center with the country's southern coastal region. The source material also describes daily service to Yangon and the Tanintharyi Region, although it does not provide a complete timetable or explain whether all listed destinations were served continuously throughout the airline's operating period. APEX's business model combined scheduled passenger transportation with charter operations. This placed it within Myanmar's domestic aviation sector rather than positioning it as a large international network carrier. The airline's principal base at Naypyidaw was notable because it supported service from Myanmar's administrative capital, while Yangon was identified as the company's base location and a key commercial destination. The available material does not establish the airline's exact fleet size, aircraft types, passenger volumes, financial performance, or route profitability. It notes that a fleet listing existed for September 2017, but the aircraft information is not included in the supplied reference extract. The airline's operating life was relatively short. In August 2018, APEX Airlines ceased operations and returned its licence to the authorities. No reliable explanation for the decision is supplied in the available material, so the closure should not be attributed to a particular financial, regulatory, ownership, or market cause. The licence handback confirms that APEX Airlines is a defunct carrier rather than an active Myanmar airline. Its documented legacy is therefore limited to its 2012 incorporation, launch of passenger operations in 2015, domestic scheduled and charter service, and withdrawal from the market in 2018.

• 2018

  Operations end

  [1]APEX Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  The airline ceased operations and returned its licence to the authorities in August 2018.

• 2017

  Fleet documented during the operating period

  [1]APEX Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  A fleet reference was recorded for September 2017, although the supplied source extract does not include the aircraft details.

• 2015

  Passenger operations commence

  [1]APEX Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  APEX Airlines became operational and began serving passengers in March 2015.

• 2012

  APEX Airline Public Company Limited is incorporated

  [1]APEX Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  The company was incorporated on 27 November 2012 to pursue international and domestic air transport services.

• 2012

  Provisional air operator certification awarded

  [1]APEX Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  APEX received a provisional Air Operator's Certificate and began the startup process for airline operations.

A Myanmar domestic aviation brand focused on scheduled and charter passenger connectivity, with Naypyidaw International Airport as its main base.

• Passenger airline service · 2015

  Scheduled domestic passenger flights

  APEX Airlines operated scheduled passenger services within Myanmar. The documented network included Yangon, Naypyidaw, Dawei, Kawthaung, and Myeik, with services connecting Naypyidaw and Yangon to destinations in the Tanintharyi Region. The available source describes daily flights to Yangon and the Tanintharyi Region but does not establish a complete timetable, fare range, cabin product, or route-by-route operating period.

• Charter airline service

  Charter passenger air services

  APEX Airlines was characterized as both a charter and scheduled airline. Its charter activity formed part of its broader air-transport offering, but the supplied reference material does not identify individual charter customers, contracts, destinations, aircraft assignments, or the proportion of revenue derived from charter operations.

• 2018

  Exit from commercial airline operationsStrategy

  Background

  After operating scheduled and charter services from 2015, APEX Airlines ended its activity in August 2018.

  Action taken

  The airline ceased operations and handed its licence back to the authorities.

  Aftermath

  APEX Airlines became a defunct carrier. The available source does not state why the decision was made or describe any successor operation.

  Source

• 2018

  APEX Airlines returns its licence and ceases operations[1]APEX Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  The airline stopped operating in August 2018 and handed its licence back to the authorities, ending its commercial airline activity.

• 2015

  APEX Airlines begins passenger operations[1]APEX Airlinesen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  APEX Airlines became operational and began serving passengers in March 2015 after progressing through its provisional air-operator certification process.

1. 1APEX Airlinesen.wikipedia.org