Vietjet President & CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and Kevin McAllister, President & CEO of
Boeing Commercial Airplanes represented each side for the signing of this landmark contract at one of the world’s premiere
aviation events.
Vietjet’s new order will go toward serving
the carrier’s development of airline alliances across
the Asia Pacific region and worldwide, and further enhance the airline’s fleet synchronization, modernization and fuel efficiency up
to 2025. The deal is also expected to increase bilateral trade turnover between
Vietnam and the United States, the home of Boeing.
“We are honored to deepen our strong partnership with Vietjet as they
become our newest 737 MAX 10 customer. Today’s agreement for a repeat order
from Vietjet validates the best-in-class capabilities of the 737 MAX family of
airplanes,” said Kevin McAllister, President & CEO of Boeing Commercial
Airplanes. “With this agreement, we take another major step in growing our
partnership with Vietjet, one that continues to contribute to the trade
relationship between Vietnam and the United States. This agreement also grows
Boeing’s presence and partnerships across Asia Pacific, developing win-win
partnerships in a region with tremendous development potential.”
As part of this contract, Boeing Commercial Airplanes has committed to deploying a series of
strategic partnership programs to develop modern aviation service ecology in
Vietnam, inclusive of Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO), training for
pilots,
technicians, engineers, and more, as well as special programs for enhancing
the management and automation capabilities for airlines in Vietnam and the Vietnam
aviation industry as a whole.