The low-cost Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has gained a pass over the month-long special supervision by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), which resulted from a sequence of incidents involving its flights last month. A Vietjet leader told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Tuesday afternoon that the budget carrier is no longer under a special…
Van Don International Airport, the first private airport of Vietnam, is expected to get into business on December 25, 2018. Photo by VnExpress/Doan Loan Vietnam’s first private airport near the world-renowned Ha Long Bay is getting finishing touches for a Christmas day opening. The 325-hectare (803 acres) airport at Van Don District, northern Quang Ninh Province…
In June, Bamboo Airways announced it signed a deal worth US$5.6 billion to acquire 20 Dreamliner commercial jets from Boeing after the airlines inked a similar deal costing US$3 billion with Airbus. Bamboo Airways, the would-be fourth Vietnamese airline, has not received the license to take off due to matters relating to aviation security, Minister…
Tho Xuan Airport (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Transport has agreed upon the upgrading of Tho Xuan airport in the central province of Thanh Hoa to an international airport. The ministry also assigned the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA) to study and adjust the detailed planning scheme, making it suitable with the…
A lack of state capital allocation has prevented the runways at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports from being upgraded Passengers queue at boarding gates at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Photo: Tuoi Tre Even though two of Vietnam’s biggest airports each has a deteriorating runway that urgently needs to be repaired and upgraded,…
