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Students at defunct US pilot school seek help from Vietnam's Transport Minister

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese students studying at the Ahart pilot training center in California have asked the Ministry of Transport for help after the center was suspended by the US Federal Aviation Administration last October.

Crude oil price plummets, airfare remains sky-high

VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has urged airlines to reconsider their airfare policies amid a sharp fall in crude oil prices.

CAAV suggests cuts to domestic economy airfares

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested to the Ministry of Transport the reduction of economy-class airfares on domestic routes.

Number of aviation incidents rises sharply in Jan-Sept

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of incidents related to violations of aviation safety and security has surged in January-September against the same period last year,

Police official appointed as deputy chief of aviation body

Colonel Dao Van Chuong, Deputy Director of the General Economic Security Department of the Ministry of Public Security, has been assigned as Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam of the Ministry of Transport.

CAAV proposes two more 'golden' air routes

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has designed two one-way routes between Hanoi and HCM City to shorten the flying time.

Transport Minister considers new air routes to cut costs, travel time

 VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has asked the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to continue to conduct research about the possibility of having more direct air routes to shorten travel time.

CAAV proposes flight delay compensations for passengers

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has submitted a draft circular to the Ministry of Transport that requires aviation companies to provide compensation for passengers on flights delayed by more than four hours.

Thousands of flights delayed in August

 Exactly 2,057 or 13.8 per cent of the14,942 flights to and from Vietnam in August 2014 were delayed, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Vietnam to go ahead with new Hanoi-HCM City route

Though a simulated flight showed somewhat unsatisfactory results, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has stated it still believes in the feasibility of the route between Hanoi and HCM City over Laos and Cambodia airspace.

Passengers of canceled flights to get higher compensation

CAAV is drafting a circular intended to increase compensation amounts that airlines will have to pay for passengers affected by their flight delays and cancellations,

VN carriers dispute low compensation claims

 VietNamNet Bridge – The compensation offered to passengers for delayed or cancelled flights in Viet Nam is much lower than what is offered in other countries,

Noi Bai Airport to offer free drinking water from August

 VietNamNet Bridge – Free water tanks will be set up in both domestic and international terminals at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi before a public tap system is installed.

Transport ministry considers new Hanoi-HCM City nonstop air route

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has instructed the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to create a new Hanoi-HCM City air route that would reduce the current flying time.

Vietnam to tighten security control on flights to Russia

After Russia warned of the risk of terrorist by handmade explosive devices hidden in containers of liquid, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam says it will strengthen security control for flights from Vietnam to Russia.

Airports provide guest-house services, impose 5-star-hotel prices

 VietNamNet Bridge – The prices of goods and services at the airports have been lowered after the Civil Aviation Authorities of Vietnam’s (CAAV) inspection tours. However, the prices are still three or four times higher than the average market prices.

Budget airlines make profit or take loss?

 VietNamNet Bridge – While observers believe that budget airlines cannot make profit in the current difficult conditions, some Vietnamese budget airlines have reported profits and plans to expand their fleets.

Are low-cost carriers ready to take off?

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent report produced by the International Air Transport Association reveals that Vietnam is gathering pace to become the third fastest growing aviation market in the world behind China and Brazil.

Lower airport service fees attract foreign firms

VietNamNet Bridge – After an announcement by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to slash service fees at five international airports, some foreign aviation firms and travel enterprises have prepared plans to launch new flights to Vietnam

U.S. direct flight start date still unknown

 VietNamNet Bridge – The CAAV official gave the information after VNA signed an agreement to buy 40 engines from General Electric (GE) for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.