National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to buy 50 narrow-body Boeing 737 Max aircraft in a deal worth 10 billion with the US group Boeing.

Chinese carrier Xiamen Airlines officially operated its first flight from Xiamen to Vietnam on the afternoon of April 18, according to information given by Noi Bai International Airport.

A new air route from the northern province of Quang Ninh to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will be launched from April 25, according to Deputy Director of Quang Ninh provincial Department of Tourism Trinh Xuan Thanh.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to increase flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to meet the huge demand during the five-day National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAAV) has issued a directive mandating adherence to price regulations for domestic passenger transport services.

Vietnamese airlines have provided around hundreds of additional flights to serve travel demand for Reunification Day (30/4) and International Labour Day (May 1).

Aviation enterprises now have a great opportunity to increase revenue as China has put Viet Nam on a pilot list to open to group tours from March 15.

Vietnam Airlines conducted the first regular flight from Beijing (China) to Hanoi on March 19 after a three-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese airlines are on the mend but against a backdrop of mounting costs, including fuel costs.

Airlines in Vietnam need new investors to improve their financial position after three years of the pandemic.

Vietnamese airlines are planning to resume international routes to meet increasing travel demand amid the international aviation market’s gradual recovery, with the industry forecast to recover strongly by the end of the year.

Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan has requested the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to review the licenses of air transport businesses in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese aviation market is forecast to fully recover by the end of this year, according to a global outlook for the aviation industry released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently.

The on-time performance (OTP) of Vietnamese airlines stood at 95.3% in January, down 0.9 percentage points from the previous month, while the number of flights increased 15.6%, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The aviation market recorded about 55 million passengers in 2022, rising 3.7-fold from the previous year and equivalent to 69.6% of that in the pre-pandemic 2019, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The Vietnamese aviation market is entering an off-peak season as the number of air passengers recorded a slight decline over two consecutive months.

Work on Phan Thiet Airport, which will be used for both civil and military purposes, in the south central province of Binh Thuan is set to begin in 2020.