An Airbus A321 aircraft belonging to national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines at Lien Khuong airport in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. (Photo: VNS/VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - National flag carrier VietnamAirlines has announced it plans to sell three A321 CEO aircraft through anauction in the third quarter.
The jets were manufactured in 2007 and would have a starting priceof 5 million USD each, it said.
The airline has chosen an asset auction unit to handle the sale ofthese aircraft, which bear Vietnamese nationality and are identified by theirrespective serial numbers: A350, A351, and A352.
The jets are currently parked at Hanoi-based Noi Bai InternationalAirport and Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
The auction is part of the carrier’s efforts to renew its aircraftthat are more than ten years old and to improve its financial situationimpacted by the economic turmoil and the pandemic.
In 2020, the company successfully sold five A321 jets for a totalof 37 million USD, averaging 7.4 million USD per aircraft.
In 2021, the airline also announced an auction for 11 Airbus A321CEO aircraft that had been in service for over 12 years. It had recently soldseveral ATR-72 aircraft.
Vietnam Airlines currently operates a fleet of 94 aircraft, with65 A321 aircraft having an average age of 9.3 years.
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Its revenue exceeded 45.2 trillion VND in the period, up nearly 50%year-on-year, which was still slightly lower compared to the pre-pandemicperiod in 2019./.
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An Airbus A321 aircraft belonging to national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines at Lien Khuong airport in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. (Photo: VNS/VNA) 
