Only pilots who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with two jabs are eligible to operate flights, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said in a new directive on mandatory measures for flight safety amid COVID-19.

Vietnam's aviation market is hoped to recover in 2023-24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines announced on July 12 that it will reopen international routes from the country to a number of destinations in Asia, Europe, and Australia between July and October.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group will provide internet connectivity to aircraft operated by Vietnam Airlines using an air to ground (ATG) network as part of their freshly signed strategic cooperation deal for 2021 – 2025.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has unveiled plans to officially pilot the IATA Travel Pass digital health passport on two flights numbered VN301 from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to Da Nang International Airport on July 15 and July 23.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 7 signed a credit deal – worth total of VND4 trillion (US$173.7 million) – with three commercial banks, which are expected to weather the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been certified with the highest 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating for the safety measures and improved hygiene processes introduced by the firm to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

The Vietnam Airlines Corporation and the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) have signed a credit contract worth VND2 trillion (US$87.24 million), part of which will be disbursed by the bank in early July.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam Airlines flight on July 1 successfully brought home more than 250 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing 787- Dreamliner touched down at Cam Ranh International Airport early on June 25, bringing back 240 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.