Vietjet Air signs MoU to buy 20 Airbus A330-900 planes to replace current fleet

European aviation giant Airbus said Thursday that Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air has agreed to buy 20 of its A330-900 planes.

Vietjet signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for the wide-body aircraft, which will replace its current fleet of leased A330-300 planes, Airbus said in a statement.

“We are excited to work with Vietjet on the next phase of the carrier’s expansion,” said Christian Scherer, chief executive of Airbus’s commercial aircraft business.

When finalised, the order will be Vietjet’s largest-ever widebody purchase, the airline said.