NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.,
Nov. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Vietnam Airlines celebrated the
delivery of the flag carrier's 10th 787-9 Dreamliner
today.
"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 airline took delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner in
July 2015 and has nine more 787s on
order.
"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."
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 125
million passengers on more than 530 routes around the world,
including more than 120 new nonstop routes made possible through
its efficiency.
To track Vietnam Airlines' 787 Dreamliners in real-time, visit:
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/flight-tracker/#/787/HVN
About Vietnam Airlines
As the national flag carrier of
Vietnam, headquartered in
Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines operates
92 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.
The airline operates 787 Dreamliners on the domestic
Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City route and international
routes to/from London,
Frankfurt, Narita and Beijing.
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.
Contacts
Joanna Pickup
International Communications
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
+1 425-879-6077
joanna.pickup@boeing.com
Mr. Le Hoang Dzung
Spokesperson
Vietnam Airlines JSC
+ 84 4 38732732 (ext 2151)
public-relations@vietnamairlines.com
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SOURCE Boeing