FLC to spend 3 billion USD on buying 24 Airbus planes
Property developer FLC Group, which owns Viet Bamboo Airways Company Limited (Bamboo Airways), has decided to buy 24 A321 Neo aircraft worth 3 billion USD from French manufacturer Airbus.
Property developer FLC Group, which owns Bamboo Airways, has decided to buy 24 A321 Neo aircrafts worth 3 billion USD from French manufacturer Airbus. (Photo: vnexpress.net)
Hanoi (VNA) – Property developer FLC Group, which owns Viet BambooAirways Company Limited (Bamboo Airways), has decided to buy 24 A321 Neoaircrafts worth 3 billion USD from French manufacturer Airbus.
The decision was announced at a meeting in Hanoi on March 6 between FLC andAirbus.
“After painstakingly studying all options, FLC Group and Bamboo Airways decidedto order 24 aircrafts from Airbus until 2025. Based on operating and testingperformance, we will seek more ways for further cooperation”, said the group’schairman Trinh Van Quyet.
Airbus A321 Neo is a new version, the biggest aircraft in the A320 model ofAirbus. The 220-seat aircraft saves fuel and reduces emission and noise. It isa popular airplane that is being used by most airlines in the world, includingVietnam.
Currently, Bamboo Airways is waiting for the Government’s approval of its operationlicence. The group expects to buy additional 24 Airbus A321 long-range planesafter receiving the licence from the Government.
Jean-Francois Laval, Airbus Executive Vice President for Asian region, saidAirbus will give priority to hand over the order to Bamboo Airways in the 2022-25period.
The manufacturer has submitted proposals to the Vietnamese and Frenchgovernments as well as their ambassadors to accelerate the granting of licenceto Bamboo Airways.
Bamboo Airways Company was established in 2017 with a charter capital of 700billion VND (31.4 million USD).
According to Dang Tat Thang, Bamboo Airway Director, the airline will take adifferent path from its domestic counterparts, elaborating that it will focuson direct services connecting international markets with emerging touristdestinations in Vietnam, instead of major urban areas where the aviationinfrastructure is already overloaded.
Priority will begiven to localities where FLC has built major tourist complexes, includingQuang Ninh, Hai Phong in the north, Thanh Hoa and Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh province)in the central region, and Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province) and Phu Quoc (KienGiang province) in the south, he said. - VNA
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Property developer FLC Group, which owns Bamboo Airways, has decided to buy 24 A321 Neo aircrafts worth 3 billion USD from French manufacturer Airbus. (Photo: vnexpress.net) 
