A ceremony to hand over the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Vietnam Airlines by Boeing company was held at Ronald Reagan Airport on July 7 in the presence of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong who is in the US for an official visit.

Boeing 787-9 will conduct return flights between Hanoi and HCM City and those on the first international air route between Vietnam and London.

Vietnam Airlines will be the first in Southeast Asia using Boeing 787-9 for direct flights to Europe.

It will also be the first airlines in Asia-Pacific region operating Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A350-900 XWB.

Boeing 787-9 provides the airlines with unmatched fuel efficiency, resulting in exceptional environmental performance. It uses 20 to 30 percent less fuel and releases 20 to 30 percent fewer emissions than the airplanes they replace.

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