Hanoi, 25 November 2016 - Vietnam Airlines has celebrated the delivery of the flag carrier’s 10th Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Noi Bai International Airport today, with the new aircraft set to be deployed on the first flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on 26 November 2016.  

The airline took delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner in July 2015 and has nine more 787s on order. It operates 787s on the domestic Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City route and international routes to/from London, Frankfurt, Narita and Beijing. In 2017, 787s will also be introduced on Vietnam Airlines services to/from Sydney and Melbourne.

“Vietnam Airlines is proud to welcome our 10th Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its fleet, only 16 months after we took delivery of the first of these state-of-the-art new aircraft,” said Phan Xuan Duc, executive vice president of Vietnam Airlines, “The 787 is one of the keys to our fleet expansion plans, and plays a vital role in enabling us to offer customers four-star quality of service and establish Vietnam Airlines as one of the leading carriers in Asia.”

"We are honored to deliver the 10th 787 Dreamliner to Vietnam Airlines, building on our more than 20 years of partnership to advance Vietnam’s aviation industry,” said Dinesh Keskar, senior vice president, Asia Pacific & India Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The 787 Dreamliner has enabled Vietnam Airlines to profitably operate key routes such as Hanoi to Heathrow and Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney, while providing their customers with the best passenger experience available.”

To date, Vietnam Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 787s has operated over 7,600 flights with 35,500 flight hours, and has flown approximately 1.79 million passengers.

Vietnam Airlines' 10th Boeing 787 airplane landing off at Noi Bai International Airport.

A water salute ceremony to welcome the aircraft.

Mr Dang Ngoc Cuong - Director of Noi Bai Operation Center giving flowers to congratulate the flight crew. 

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As the national flag carrier of Vietnam, headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines operates 94 routes to 20 domestic and 29 international destinations with average 400 daily flights. Vietnam Airlines is certified as a 4-Star Airline by the international air transport rating organization SKYTRAX. The airline became an official member of SkyTeam Alliance in 2010 and was the first representative of the alliance in the Southeast Asia region.

To track Vietnam Airlines’ 787 Dreamliners in real-time, visit:

www.boeing.com/commercial/flight-tracker/#/787/HVN

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an all-new, super-efficient family of commercial airplanes that brings big-jet ranges and speed to the middle of the market. Boeing designed the 787 family with superior efficiency, allowing airlines to open new routes profitably and fly directly where passengers wish in exceptional comfort. The 787 family uses 20 to 25 percent less fuel with 20 to 25 percent fewer emissions than the airplanes they replace.  Since entering service in 2011, the 787 has flown more than 124 million passengers on more than 530 routes around the world, including more than 120 new nonstop routes made possible through its efficiency.

For more information, please contact:

Mr. Le Hoang Dzung – Spokesperson

Vietnam Airlines JSC.

200 Nguyen Son, Long Bien, Hanoi

Tel: +84.4.38732732 (ext 2151)

Email: public-relations@vietnamairlines.com