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NewsVietnam Airlines to raise $350m equity from shareholders
Vietnam Airlines plans to issue D8 trillion ($350 million) worth of ordinary shares for sale to existing shareholders to supplement working capital and pay down debt.
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A321 uncontained failure spurs urgent V2500 disk measures
Operators of Airbus A320-family jets are being ordered to remove disks from certain International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants after an uncontained failure resulted in an aborted A321 take-off. The incident occurred on 18 March, says the US FAA, and involved a high-pressure turbine first-stage disk failure. While the ...
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ST Engineering, Vietnam Airlines explore airframe MRO joint venture
ST Engineering and Vietnam Airlines have inked an agreement to explore setting up an airframe MRO joint venture. The joint venture would operate out of Vietnam Airlines’ facilities in Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport, and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. If set up, it ...
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Vietnam Airlines given green light for Delta partnership
The United States’ Department of Transport (DoT) has allowed Vietnam Airlines and Delta Air Lines to widen their codeshare cooperation. The approval comes after both carriers first inked an agreement last August with the intent of upgrading their relationship. The cooperation, expected to take effect this month, will ...
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Vietnam Airlines signs GTF engine support pact with P&W
Vietnam Airlines has picked Pratt & Whitney (P&W) for the maintenance of its GTF engines that power its fleet of Airbus A321neo aircraft.
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Vietnam Airlines' nine-month results on target
Vietnam Airlines posted a consolidated pre-tax profit of D3.3 trillion ($143 million) for the first nine months of 2019, which it says is 97.9% of its full-year target.
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787-10 helps Vietnam Airlines hit 100-aircraft mark
Vietnam Airlines has hit the 100-aircraft milestone with the delivery of a Boeing 787-10, its third example of the variant.
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VAECO-ST Engineering component venture opens for business
A component joint venture between Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO) and ST Engineering has officially launched in Vietnam.
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Vietnam Airlines working with ATSB on 787 landing incident
Vietnam Airlines is assisting Australian investigators regarding and incident where a Boeing 787-9 conducted a missed approach after failing to deploy its undercarriage.
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Vietnam 787 on final told undercarriage still retracted
Investigators are probe an incident in which a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 executed a missed approach after being informed by air traffic control that the undercarriage was not deployed.
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Vietnam Airlines to begin Bali flights, boost Thailand presence
Vietnam Airlines will start flights to Denpasar and Phuket and resume Da Nang-Bangkok services from 27 October.
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Interview
Vietnam Airlines chief executive Duong Tri Thanh
In a corner of Hanoi’s Noi Bai International airport is a derelict Ilyushin IL-18 in the livery of Vietnam Airways, a forerunner to the Vietnam Airlines of today. The Cold War icon sits on flat tires, corrosion all but obscuring its blue and white livery. It rests in clear sight of Hanoi’s two parallel runways, a silent witness to the revolution taking place within Vietnam’s airline sector – and the major changes in Vietnam Airlines itself.
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Vietnam Airlines retires last A330 amid fleet transformation
Vietnam Airlines has retired its last A330-200, a type it has operated for the last 13 years.
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Podcast
PODCAST: Airline Business on Ryanair, Vietnam, Aigle Azur, cargo
The new edition of the Airline Business podcast is now available.
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Vietnam Airlines gets USA air carrier permit
Vietnam Airlines has been awarded a foreign air carrier permit from the US Department of Transportation, a regulatory filing shows.
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Vietnam Airlines to carry Delta code on Tokyo-Hanoi route
Vietnam Airlines and Delta Air Lines plan to upgrade their codesharing relationship, setting the stage for Delta to offer seats on the Vietnamese carrier’s flights.
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PICTURE: Vietnam Airlines takes first 787-10, via Air Lease
Vietnam Airlines has taken delivery of its first of eight Boeing 787-10s, acquired through a lease deal with Air Lease.
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Vietnam Airlines weighs narrowbody, regional jet options
Vietnam Airlines is exploring an order for 50 narrowbodies and up to 15 regional jets as it puts plans for a long-range widebody on the backburner.
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Vietnam’s Phu Cat airport goes international in September
Vietnam’s Phu Cat airport will be ready for international flights come September after recently completed upgrades to the tarmac, domestic terminal and radar system.
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Vietnam Airlines profits up as it eyes ambitious fleet plan
Vietnam Airlines posted a pre-tax profit of D1.7 trillion ($73 million) in the first six months of 2019, up 21.8% from a year earlier.
