VietJet to buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX
VietJet has agreed a firm order of 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft worth US$11.3b at list prices, making it one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing LCCs. The deal, signed during US president Barack Obama's visit to Vietnam, represents a coup for Boeing, as VietJet has only operated Airbus A320s since it began operations in Dec 2011. The airline also signed a $3.04b deal for Pratt & Whitney engines for the 63 Airbus planes of the 99 it ordered since 2013. VietJet says it now has 36 Airbuses in service, and the delivery of the Boeing planes, expected during 2019 to 2023, will bring the fleet to more than 200 aircraft by the end of 2023, potentially surpassing Vietnam Airlines which now has 89 operating aircraft. Vietnam Airlines ordered 19 Boeing 787 and 14 Airbus A350s, with 11 of those delivered. <br/>
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VietJet to buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX
VietJet has agreed a firm order of 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft worth US$11.3b at list prices, making it one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing LCCs. The deal, signed during US president Barack Obama's visit to Vietnam, represents a coup for Boeing, as VietJet has only operated Airbus A320s since it began operations in Dec 2011. The airline also signed a $3.04b deal for Pratt & Whitney engines for the 63 Airbus planes of the 99 it ordered since 2013. VietJet says it now has 36 Airbuses in service, and the delivery of the Boeing planes, expected during 2019 to 2023, will bring the fleet to more than 200 aircraft by the end of 2023, potentially surpassing Vietnam Airlines which now has 89 operating aircraft. Vietnam Airlines ordered 19 Boeing 787 and 14 Airbus A350s, with 11 of those delivered. <br/>
