According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, in the first 6 months of the year, airlines increased operating time from 11 hours to over 13 hours/day/airplane, and some airlines increased it by up to 24%.

While   world aviation market   continues to face difficulties and challenges from the reduction in fleet size due to engine recalls by manufacturers.   Vietnam Airlines   is also looking for many additional options, replacing the aircraft that are being discontinued and putting into operation many new wide-body aircraft to meet the increasing flight demand. 68m long, with 367 passenger seats. Commercial payload of nearly 60 tons and maximum flight range of 12,000km. Boeing 787-10 is the largest aircraft in the fleet.   Vietnam Airlines   current exploitation.

The first wide-body aircraft delivered by Boeing   Vietnam Airlines, is the third aircraft added to its fleet in the past month. The wide-body aircraft, when put into operation, will help increase the size of the fleet, as well as increase the ability to fill the remaining routes in Vietnam in the coming time.

Mr. Dang Anh Tuan - Deputy General Director of Vietnam Airlines said: "With this 787-10, we plan to operate flights in Northeast Asia. And especially in September, we will open more flights to Munich. With this additional resource, we believe that the effective rearrangement of the fleet will be much better."

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, in the first 6 months of the year, airlines increased their operating time from 11 hours to over 13 hours/day/aircraft and some airlines increased their transport capacity by up to 24%. By September, 7 aircraft from all 4 domestic airlines will be added to compensate for the number of aircraft being recalled due to engine failure.

Mr. Dinh Viet Thang - Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said: "We also support and coordinate with airlines to contact, negotiate, and create conditions for airlines to be able to sign new aircraft lease contracts. We also require airlines to add long-term lease-purchase contracts in the long term."

Recently, Vietjet Air has also ordered 20 new generation wide-body A330-900 aircraft and will replace the current A330-300 fleet. The airline also said that it will receive 10 new aircraft by the end of this year.

Meanwhile, Bamboo Airways has also leased three more A320 aircraft and is expected to receive another in the fourth quarter. Vietnam’s aviation market is considered the fastest growing in the world, with an annual growth rate of 14%.

Mr. David Schulte - Boeing Commercial Marketing Director for Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania said: "Boeing continues to cooperate with Vietnamese airlines in assessing and determining the need for future fleet development with the criteria of the latest generation aircraft with reasonable fuel consumption to promote the development of the aviation industry in Vietnam".

In the context that the international flight network has been restored and continues to expand to new markets in Central Asia, India, Australia, etc., the increase in the size of the aircraft fleet, creating development momentum for the Vietnamese aviation industry, is considered a bright spot in the picture of a recovering aviation economy.