HÀ NỘI — Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vương Đình Huệ has congratulated Boeing and Vietjet Air on the agreement for structuring and continuous implementation of the order contract of 200 Boeing 737 aircraft at the recent meeting with Boeing’s Senior Vice President Michael Arthur.
The agreement was reached during Việt Nam’s Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s official visit to visit the US and United Nations and attendance at the Special ASEAN-US Summit.
Vietjet’s order of 200 aircraft from Boeing is a significant deal contributing to the bilateral trade balance of the two countries. The order has been formed through three US Presidencies with important developments following growing diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries in recent years.
A photo of Vietjet and Boeing signing the first 100 aircraft order contract in 2016, which was signed and presented to Vietjet by the 44th US President Barack Obama. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet
In 2016, Vietjet Air ordered 100 of the most modern Boeing aircraft, witnessed by US President Barack Obama during his visit to Việt Nam. The deal gained global attention on the impressive innovation of Việt Nam’s economy as it was the first time a private airline entered such a huge order with Boeing, one of the US prides, throughout its hundred-year-old history.
Prior to the deal, Vietjet had also signed the contract with Airbus for ordering A320-321 airplanes. The airline has already received and operated nearly 100 Airbus airplanes together with Airbus’s comprehensive support on technical services and the establishment of an aviation academy.
In 2019, Vietjet and Boeing agreed to increase the total order to 200 airplanes, witnessed by former US President Donald Trump in Hà Nội. President Trump once said that the signing ceremony was one of the most “beautiful” events during his visit to Việt…