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Sacombank Chairman Duong Cong Minh was appointed senior advisor to the board of directors at Bamboo Airways to support the airline’s restructuring. Minh, 62, is also the founder and chairman of property developer Him Lam. His appointment came three days after…
Bamboo Airways announced the launch of the first Vietnam-U.K. direct flight routes Sunday in the presence of PM Pham Minh Chinh, in the U.K. for the COP26 meet. The airline also confirmed that local firm APG UK will be its representative in the U.K. Bamboo…
Vietnam had 39 aircraft, or over 14 percent of its fleet, grounded in the first quarter after a new Covid-19 outbreak cut travel demand. Eighteen of the grounded aircraft belonged to national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, 14 to budget carrier Vietjet, four…
Bamboo Airways has got a slot allocated at London’s Heathrow Airport to fly six times a week from Hanoi and HCMC starting in May. The flights would be operated using the airline’s long-haul Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier had stated its…
Bamboo Airways has received a permit from the U.S. Department of Transportation to carry passengers and cargo to that country. It has been allowed to use the wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to fly directly from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to places like Los…
With increasing demand for pilots as they expand, Vietnamese airlines have had to raise salaries, spend more on training and hire foreign pilots. Figures from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam show that by 2020 Vietnam will need a total of 2,680 pilots…
Vietnam’s newest airline Bamboo Airways will not operate its maiden flight Thursday as scheduled, the second time it has been delayed. Its CEO Dang Tat Thanh said Bamboo Airways could not take off since it is going through “the most difficult examination…
