Vietnam Airlines has taken delivery of its 10th 787-9 from Boeing.
The aircraft was manufactured at Boeing’s North Charleston facility in South Carolina.
“Vietnam Airlines is proud to welcome our 10th Boeing 787 Dreamliner on behalf of Vietnam Airlines, 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 among the leading carriers in Asia.”
The carrier, which first took delivery in July 2015, has one more 787-9 on order, as well as eight more 787-10s that are to be leased from Air Lease Corporation.
“We are honoured 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 of Asia Pacific and India sales at 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.”
The airline currently operates a fleet of 56 Airbus A321s, eight A330-200s, five A350-900s, eight ATR 72-500s, four 777-200ERs and 10 787-9s.
