Airplane engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (PW)’s recalling of a number of A321Neo aircraft operated by Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air has caused the domestic aviation industry to face a serious shortage of aircraft, said Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang at a conference held by the Ministry of Transport on April 1.

The Ministry of Transport has asked carriers to develop aircraft fleet operation plans to meet the rising travel demand for the upcoming national holidays and summer peak.

VOV.VN - Representatives of Airbus, Europe's leading aircraft manufacturing corporation, welcomed the opportunity to cooperate with Vietnamese Carrier Vietjet Air on February 22 after the two sides agreed on a trade deal to purchase 20 wide-body A330neo aircraft from Airbus.

Vietjet has welcomed the 105th aircraft to join its modern fleet, continuing its fleet development plan, and meeting all customers’ needs.

VOV.VN - Dinh Viet Thang, director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), has just issued a Directive on compliance and implementation of Alert Service Bulletine for PW1100 engines on the Airbus A321 NEO fleet that is being operated by Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air.

The KP Aero Industries Co.Ltd from the Republic of Korea on January 30 held a ground-breaking ceremony to start the construction of its KP Vina Aircraft Component factory with an investment of US$20 million at Da Nang Hi-Tech Park in Hoa Vang district, the central city of Da Nang.

VOV.VN - Budget airline Bamboo Airways has received an Airbus A320 to increase the firm’s transport capacity during the coming lunar New Year holiday.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s KP Aero Industries will start building a 20,000sq.m factory with an investment of VND480 billion (US$20 million) at the central city’s Da Nang Hi-Tech Park, to produce and supply various parts for the aircraft industry.

Vietjet has received four wet-leased aircraft to expand its fleet of 103 aircraft, offering more flying opportunities for passengers at affordable prices to serve the traveling demands of people during the peak season.

VOV.VN - Two pilots survived in a military trainer aircraft crash in Quang Nam, a locality in central Vietnam, on January 9 morning.