HANOI : Vietnamese budget airline VietJet is set to sign a $200 million aircraft finance deal with a partner of investment fund KKR at a meeting in Washington next week attended by planemaker Boeing, according to an internal schedule seen by Reuters.
The programme, signed by VietJet head and dated March 31, was sent in a letter to the Vietnamese government. The Southeast Asian nation is scrambling to avoid crippling U.S. tariffs announced by the Trump administration on Wednesday to reduce…