A single Fokker 100 acquired by Air Bagan from US Airways in 2007 but withdrawn from use in 2012 and parked near a pair of stored Myanmar Airways F28s

Taxiing back to base having dropped off its braking 'chute on exiting the runway

In addition to ATRs and Embraer 190s, Myanmar Airways operated a pair of Beech 1900Ds

Union of Burma Airways took its first F27 in 1963 and over the years that airline and its successors Burma Airways Corp and Myanma Airways flew a further two dozen, of which some 17 were involved in write-off accidents. This one was delivered new to Burma Airways Corp in 10.78 and was wfu along with most of the survivors around 2005. None remain in service and ADZ was towed from the Airport to the downtown People's Park in March 2013 for public display near the incredible Schwedagon pagoda complex

Air Bagan obtained this ATR locally from Air Mandalay in 2008

One of a number of foreign helicopters and aircraft locally engaged on oil support work

Among the Air KBZ fleet of ATR 72s were four 500s and a pair of 600s, one of which is seen here on arrival. Acquired new in mid-2013

I could not believe my luck when this came into view on approach - simply one of the best subjects of my entire photo career, and in perfect conditions

Departure on one of Yangon's domestic services which cover about a dozen destinations

One of a pair delivered a few days earlier as N8153K, to be based at Mandalay providing tourist and business charters

At least 36 of the Chinese reverse-engineered MiG-21 copy are thought to have been obtained by Burma from 1991 along with some two-seat trainers, a number being upgraded by Israel around 1997

Very rare sighting of a Myanmar AF Porter, one of seven delivered in the late 1970s

Obtained from Finnair (ex OH-LVC) in March 2013

In addition to flights to Bangkok-DMK by Nok Air, the Mini division operate to Mae Sot which is just over the Thai border directly to the east of Yangon

The only jets in the Myanmar Airways fleet are two ERJ-190s, but in February 2014 they signed a deal to lease 10 B737s

New with Burma Airways Corp in 1986 and withdrawn from service at the end of 2012 together with XY-AGB parked alongside