Vietnamese carriers VietJet and Bamboo Airways signed agreements with Boeing Co. on Wednesday. to purchase 110 aircraft price greater than $15 billion (£11 billion) as fast-growing corporations look to expand their operations in Asia and beyond.
On the sidelines of the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un within the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, VietJet signed a binding order for the acquisition of 100 737 MAX aircraft price $12.7 billion. The agreement was concluded provisionally in July last 12 months.
Bamboo has signed a binding agreement with Boeing to buy 10 wide-body 787 aircraft price $2.9 billion.
Bamboo, an actual estate and entertainment company of FLC Group, can be in talks to purchase 25 Boeing 737 narrow-body planes, its CEO Trinh Van Quyet told Reuters.
Bamboo, which made its first flight in January, placed an interim order last 12 months for 20 wide-body Boeing 787s price $5.6 billion at list prices, and Wednesday’s transaction just isn’t a part of that order.
“The purchase is part of our strategy to expand our international operations, including flights to the United States and Europe,” Quyet said.
He added that Bamboo plans to launch its first direct flights to the United States late this 12 months or early next 12 months.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced that Vietnam had come into compliance with international aviation standards, allowing Vietnamese carriers to fly to the United States and codeshare with U.S. airlines for the primary time.
VietJet also finalized a long-term agreement price $5.3 billion with General Electric to support LEAP-1B engines across its fleet.
Trump and Kim Jong Un will meet Wednesday in Hanoi for his or her second summit, with Trump holding up Vietnam as a model of economic success that isolated North Korea could emulate.
Source : Reuter
