Vietnam Airlines receives first Airbus A321neo plane
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has received its first Airbus A321neo from US-based Aviation Capital Group (ACG) in Hamburg, Germany earlier this week.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines receives its first Airbus A321neo from US-based Aviation Capital Group (ACG) in Hamburg, Germany earlier this week. (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines)
Hanoi (VNA) – The national flag carrierVietnam Airlines has received its first Airbus A321neo from US-based AviationCapital Group (ACG) in Hamburg, Germany earlier this week.
The new aircraft will be used for domestic flights androutes connecting destinations in Southeast Asia.
It is among the 20 new-generation A321neo planes theairline plans to lease from the ACG, ICBC Leasing of China, and US-based AirLease Corporation (ALC), expected to be fully delivered by the end of 2019.
These planes will help expand its aircraft fleet to about110 in 2020.
Khanh T. Tran, president and CEO of ACG, expressed hisdelight at the delivery and stressed the company looks forward to VietnamAirlines operating these highly fuel-efficient aircraft in their growing routenetwork.
For his part, Vietnam Airlines’ president and CEODuong Tri Thanh said his firm selected the Airbus A321neo for its exceptionaloperational performance with 15-20 percent reduced fuel burn and itsoutstanding passenger comfort and amenities, describing the event as marking amilestone in Vietnam Airlines' ongoing programme to upgrade its narrow-bodyfleet as well as our 4-star service quality.
Founded in 1989, the ACG is one of the world’spremier full service aircraft asset managers with approximately 500 owned,managed and committed aircraft as of September 30, 2018, which are leased toabout 90 airlines in 45 countries.
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National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines receives its first Airbus A321neo from US-based Aviation Capital Group (ACG) in Hamburg, Germany earlier this week. (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines)
