President witnesses deal signing between Bamboo Airways and General Electric
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc witnessed the signing of an agreement worth nearly 2 billion USD between Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways and the General Electric’s GE Aviation in New York on September 21.
Vice President of Bamboo Airways' Board of Directors Huong Tran Kieu Dung (sitting, right) and General Manager of GE Aviation's GENx project Dave Kircher sign an agreement worth nearly 2 billion USD with the witness of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: Bamboo Airways)
New York (VNA) – President NguyenXuan Phuc witnessed the signing of an agreement worth nearly 2billion USD between Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways and the GeneralElectric’s GE Aviation in New York on September 21.
Under ꦺthe deal, the airline will purchase GENx engines, which will be♎ delivered next year, to powerits Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft and a maintenance package for its Boeing787-9 fleet.
The fleet will be used on planned non-stop routes between Vietnam and the US.
The same day, thecarrier announced the launch ofꦗ its Vietnam – U♓S direct route.
If conditions permit, the flight servicewill begin in early 2022 with three weekly flights initially. Given the marketdemand, the capacity could increase to five or seven flights per week.
Bamboo Airways will use Boeing 787-9 planes for direct flights between Vietnam and the US (Photo: VNA)
Initially, the airlinewill run flights linking Tan Son Nhat and San Francisco international airports.In the long term, it also plans to operate flights to both San Francisco andLos Angeles international airports in California state.
With the debut of the official ticket agent and linkage with the US partners, Bamboo Airways saw that it istime to make new strides in effectively tapping routes linking the twocontinents, contꦕributing to boosting trade and meetin♈g demand for travellingbetween the two countries./.
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Vice President of Bamboo Airways' Board of Directors Huong Tran Kieu Dung (sitting, right) and General Manager of GE Aviation's GENx project Dave Kircher sign an agreement worth nearly 2 billion USD with the witness of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: Bamboo Airways) 
Bamboo Airways will use Boeing 787-9 planes for direct flights between Vietnam and the US (Photo: VNA) 
