National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines inaugurated a flight simulation complex (SIM), the first of its kind in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21, marking a breakthrough in the firm’s pilot training strategy.
Vietnam Airlines Joint Stock Co generated an estimated consolidated revenue of more than VND52.5 trillion (US$2.34 billion) in the first nine months of this year, up 6% year-on-year.
Vietnam Airlines ran its inaugural flight on the direct route to Heathrow Airport in London, the UK on March 31.
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Vietnam Airlines, the national air carrier, and a consortium of insurers in Hanoi have signed a 2015–16 insurance contract worth US$6 billion.
