A Boeing 737 MAX 7 lands during an evaluation flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S., September 30, 2020. Photo by Reuters/Lindsey Wasson
Vietnam Airlines is set to sign a $10 billion deal with US aviation giant Boeing to purchase 50 737 Max narrow-body aircraft.
The signing is planned for Monday during US President Joe Biden’s state visit to Vietnam, an anonymous source said. VnExpress.
This agreement is part of Vietnam Airlines’ project to renew its fleet, many of which are more than 10 years old.
Four years ago, the national airline received permission from Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority to buy 50 narrow-body planes from Boeing or its European rival Airbus.
Vietnam Airlines and other carriers in the country currently do not use any Boeing narrow-body aircraft.
Vietnam Airlines’ fleet of 90 aircraft consists of narrow-body Airbus A321s and wide-body Boeing 783 Dreamliners.
The Boeing 737 Max can carry between 210 and 230 passengers and has a range of around 3,000 kilometers.
Budget airline Vietjet signed a deal with Boeing in 2016 to purchase 100 737 Max planes during the visit of former US President Barrack Obama.
She then signed a similar deal in 2018.
Industry insiders say buying new planes is not easy now since Boeing and Airbus have full orders until 2030.
