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Business Recorder
26-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Vietnam's Vietjet Air to buy 20 Airbus A330s: airline statement
HANOI: Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air said Monday it will buy 20 widebody Airbus A330-900 planes, doubling its order from the aviation giant in a deal worth an estimated $8 billion. The budget carrier's chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao signed the deal with Airbus as French President Emmanuel Macron looked on as he made an official visit to Hanoi. The carrier said the order was part of its plans to expand its operations in Asia as well as introducing future long-haul services to Europe. The announcement comes on top of the 20 A330-900s ordered by VietJet in February last year. The airline said the A330s would enable it to "increase flights on high-capacity routes across the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to introduce future long haul services to Europe". The list price of the aircraft was around seven billion euros ($8 billion), an Airbus source told AFP. "Vietjet remains dedicated to delivering greater connectivity and sustainable air travel for millions of passengers in Vietnam and around the world," Thao said in the Vietjet statement. Vietnam property tycoon bets big on new airline The Vietjet fleet currently numbers 115 aircraft, all Airbus, including seven A330-300s operating to destinations in Australia, India and Kazakhstan. The carrier has another 96 single-aisle A320s on order from Airbus. The Vietjet deal is one of a raft of agreements expected to be signed between Vietnamese and French companies as Macron makes his official visit to the communist country, which was once ruled by France.
Barnama
26-05-2025
- Business
- Barnama
Vietnam Purchases 20 More Airbus Aircraft
HANOI, May 26 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Vietnamese low-cost airline Vietjet Air Monday signed a new agreement to purchase 20 additional Airbus A330-900 widebody aircraft, Xinhua reported, quoting a local media Thong tin Chinh phu (Government Information). According to the official media, the aircraft will support Vietjet's plans to expand high-capacity routes across the Asia-Pacific region and introduce long-haul services to Europe. The agreement is part of broader economic cooperation expected between Vietnamese and French enterprises during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit, the report added.
Malay Mail
26-05-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Vietjet doubles Airbus A330 order in US$8b deal for Asia, Europe expansion plans
HANOI, May 26 — Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air said Monday it will buy 20 widebody Airbus A330-900 planes, doubling its order from the aviation giant in a deal worth an estimated US$8 billion. The budget carrier's chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao signed the deal with Airbus as French President Emmanuel Macron looked on as he made an official visit to Hanoi. The carrier said the order was part of its plans to expand its operations in Asia as well as introducing future long-haul services to Europe. The announcement comes on top of the 20 A330-900s ordered by VietJet in February last year. The airline said the A330s would enable it to 'increase flights on high-capacity routes across the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to introduce future long haul services to Europe'. The list price of the aircraft was around seven billion euros (US$8 billion), an Airbus source told AFP. 'Vietjet remains dedicated to delivering greater connectivity and sustainable air travel for millions of passengers in Vietnam and around the world,' Thao said in the Vietjet statement. The Vietjet fleet currently numbers 115 aircraft, all Airbus, including seven A330-300s operating to destinations in Australia, India and Kazakhstan. The carrier has another 96 single-aisle A320s on order from Airbus. The Vietjet deal is one of a raft of agreements expected to be signed between Vietnamese and French companies as Macron makes his official visit to the communist country, which was once ruled by France. — AFP
Nikkei Asia
06-05-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Vietjet and Kazakhstan's Qazaq Air to launch new airline
HANOI -- Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet Air has signed a strategic partnership with Kazakhstan's Qazaq Air to launch a new airline called Vietjet Qazaqstan, the Southeast Asian firm said in a statement on Tuesday. Vietjet subsidiary Aviation Holdings will acquire a strategic equity stake in Qazaq Air. The two companies will jointly develop and operate the new airline, building on the existing Qazaq Air platform, the statement said, without revealing the value of the deal or the size of each partner's stake.
