VALC takes delivery of the second aircraft Airbus A321-200

VALC takes delivery of the second aircraft Airbus A321-200

The A321-200 aircraft MSN 5275 was issued Airworthiness Certification with the Vietnamese Registration Number VN-A339 by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV). As scheduled, the aircraft will take off from Hamburg on the 6th September for a ferry flight via Baku, New Deli and is expected to be arriving at Noibai International Airport at 11h30, 08th September. It will be added to Vietnam Airlines’s fleet and operated in medium-range routes.

According to Mr. Nguyen Duy Vien, VALC’s C.E.O., The 10 A321-200 investment project is one of the major projects of the company with a total capital of above US$600 million. During the recession of the world economy, VALC had to make its best efforts working with different international finance institutions, export credit agencies including Euler Hermes(Germany), COFACE (France) and E.C.G.D (the UK) to arrange financing for the project.

Thus, within only 02 weeks, VALC has successfully taken delivery and leased 02 out of 10 aircraft of the A321-200 project. Earlier on August 22nd , VALC received its first aircraft under the A321-200 aircraft Purchase Agreement between VALC and The Manufacturer Airbus. The success is a remarkable milestone for VALC’s business development.