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Vietnam to build Southeast Asia’s major transit airport 

August 15, 2011
Vietnam to build Southeast Asia’s major transit airport 

A model of Long Thanh International Airport, to be built in the southern province of Dong Nai. The southern province of Dong Nai plans to open Southeast Asia’s new main transit airport in 2020, local authorities announced Friday. According to the plan, work on Long Thanh International Airport will start in 2015 with an initial [...]

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Gov’t okays construction of Long Thanh airport 

April 27, 2011
Gov’t okays construction of Long Thanh airport 

An artist's impression of Long Thanh International Airport. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung last week approved a plan to construct a mega airport near Ho Chi Minh City. The first phase of construction at Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai Province, some 40 kilometers northeast of HCMC, will begin in 2015 and is [...]

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Major international airport planned in Dong Nai 

November 10, 2010
Major international airport planned in Dong Nai 

Once operational, the Long Thanh International Airport can handle gaint aircraft like the Airbus A380 The Southern Airports Corp. has submitted a US$6 billion-plus project to the Ministry of Transport to build the first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province between 2018 and 2020. Under the plan that is seeking [...]

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New HCMC plan envisions multi-focal megalopolis

January 16, 2010
New HCMC plan envisions multi-focal megalopolis

A new urban zoning plan in traffic-overloaded Ho Chi Minh City looks to establish four new socio-commercial hubs and six new districts alongside significant infrastructure development. The plan envisions four new “city-centers” to be built in District 9, Nha Be, Binh Chanh and Hoc Mon districts, according to an aggregate zoning plan approved last week [...]

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Vietnam Airlines 2009 profit falls 42 percent

January 13, 2010
Vietnam Airlines 2009 profit falls 42 percent

Vietnam Airlines profits tumbled 42 percent year-on-year as the state-owned flag carrier was hit by the effects of the global recession and swine flu outbreak. The airline’s pre-tax profit fell to US$8.1 million last year, down from $14 million a year earlier, it said late Tuesday.The carrier also cited “epidemic outbreaks” for its profit fall, [...]

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Vietnam Airlines set to exceed revenue target

December 27, 2009
Vietnam Airlines set to exceed revenue target

National carrier Vietnam Airlines on Thursday forecast a full-year revenue of VND23.74 trillion, or US$1.2 billion, nearly 20 percent above its target. The state-owned airline expected to post a pretax profit of VND150 billion ($8.1 million) for 2009. Vietnam Airlines said it would serve 9.3 million passengers by the end of this year. Of the [...]

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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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Qantas raises stake in Jestar Pacific

August 27, 2009
Qantas raises stake in Jestar Pacific

LookAtVietnam – Australia’s Qantas Group has increased its stake in Jetstar Pacific Airlines from 18% to 27% as part of a capital injection plan for the Vietnamese low-cost carrier. Passengers board a Jetstar Pacific plane. Qantas Group invests in the expanding operation of Jetstar Pacific.The Australian airline group said in a statement that Qantas’ 18% [...]

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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...