Airbus Secures New £5.5bn Deal for Widebody Planes

Airbus secures new £5.5bn deal for widebody planes

Vietjet has agreed to buy 20 A330-900 planes

Vietjet orders 20 new Airbus A330-900 aircraft

Vietjet, Vietnam's largest private airline, has placed an order for 20 Airbus A330-900 aircraft, marking a major step in its strategic growth plans over the next decade. The agreement was formalised in Hanoi, with Vietjet Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and Airbus International President Wouter van Wersch signing the deal. The signing was witnessed by French President Emmanuel Macron and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, during President Macro…

Vietnam's Vietjet Air to buy 20 Airbus A330s: airline statement

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 f…

VietJet Orders 20 New Jets From Airbus

While no details regarding the costs or delivery schedules were disclosed, VietJet said that this new order with Airbus would ‘support strategic expansion over the next decade.’ VietJet confirmed on Monday that it had placed a new order with European planemaker Airbus for 20 A330neo wide-body jets. This announcement comes as French President Emmanuel Macron is in Hanoi to meet the country’s top representatives. Vietnam has been seeking to forge …