Posts Tagged ‘ Foreign Airlines ’

Why so competitive? Newspaper smells a rat in Vietnam’s aviation sector

December 15, 2009
Why so competitive? Newspaper smells a rat in Vietnam’s aviation sector

LookAtVietnam – Lots of investors want to establish a domestic airline, even though they know Vietnam’s aviation market is relatively small.  Four airlines are flying in Vietnam’s domestic market: the national air flag carrier Vietnam Airlines; Vasco, its air charter subsidiary; Jetstar Pacific Airlines, a joint venture with Australia’s Qantas; and newly launched private carrier [...]

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Flying direct to Cam Ranh

December 8, 2009
Flying direct to Cam Ranh

VietNamNet Bridge – In mid December Cam Ranh airport near Nha Trang will become international. Cam Ranh AirportDevelopment boom expected Cam Ranh airport is located in the north of Cam Ranh peninsular, some 30 kilometers from Nha Trang sea city. With the total area of over 750 hectares and boasting good infrastructure, Cam Ranh is now [...]

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Jet fuel supply monopoly remains in place, for now

August 19, 2009
Jet fuel supply monopoly remains in place, for now

LookAtVietnam – CAAV has received applications from two enterprises wanting to supply jet fuel. However, CAAV has not responded to the companies yet. Three’s a crowd? The two enterprises which have applied to join the air fuel market are Petrolimex Jet Fuel Joint Stock Company (PJF) and Tan Son Nhat Petrol Commercial Joint Stock Company (Tapetco). Currently, [...]

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Airlines crying ‘crisis’

May 21, 2009
Airlines crying ‘crisis’

VietNamNet Bridge – The economic downturn has made domestic airlines suffer. They have been losing money on domestic air routes, and losing out to foreign airlines on international short-distance routes. Do Duc Tu from the Department for Infrastructure and Urban Centres under the Ministry of Planning and Investment said that the national flag air carrier [...]

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CAAV ready for next phases of aviation safety project

February 25, 2009
CAAV ready for next phases of aviation safety project

LookAtVietnam – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, CAAV, is prepared to begin the next phases of a project to enhance its safety checkup capacity, which is essential to Vietnam Airlines’ plan to open direct air service to the United States. Ho Minh Tan, head of the aviation safety standards department at CAAV, told the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...