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Innovation and development In recent years, Vietnam Airlines has made continuous efforts in improving service quality to affirm its leading role in integration, enhance the position of Vietnam’s aviation sector, and meet the travel needs of domestic and international passengers. In the first eight months of 2019, Vietnam Airlines Group, which includes Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and VASCO, operated nearly 110,000 safe flights, transporting 19.5 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of nearly four percent. Its on-time performance (OTP), averaging at 90 percent, remained among the highest globally. Demand-responsive load factor led to significant fuel saving and higher seat utilization of more than 81 percent. Vietnam Airlines Group has received and put into operation new modern aircraft, such as two Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, two Airbus A350s, and nine Airbus A321neos. The group has also opened many new routes, such as Da Nang-Busan, Ho Chi Minh City-Chu Lai, Da … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines targets to become five-star airline

Vinpearl Air has said that it can send four officers, Bamboo Airways can send two, and Vietravel Airlines and Kite Air, one each. Of the four, Bamboo Airways is the only operating airline, while the remaining have applied for commercial licenses. The proposal follows information that the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) needs seven more flight safety officers by next year to supervise more aircraft. With the skies getting more crowded as more carriers enter the fray CAAV now has 49 aviation safety officers, in which only four are working full time. They supervise a total of 256 aircraft, and this number is set to increase to 295 next year. CAAV said that it is reviewing the proposal, and the flight safety team will increase to 12 people if the new staff meet all required qualifications. Booming demand for air travel in Vietnam has prompted existing airlines to expand their fleets while new players seek to enter the market. Private airline Bamboo Airways was the … [Read more...] about Four carriers offer flight safety officers to Vietnam aviation authority

Billion-dollar smart city will express the spirit and vision of a new Hanoi Vietnamese developer BRG Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have officially announced their US$4.2 billion smart city project on the outskirts of Hanoi. Through a 50/50 joint venture, a whopping 270 hectares of land located some 20 minutes from the city will begin development early next year and is expected to be complete by 2028. The smart city will be state of the art in that it will employ Industry 4.0 technology such as the Internet of Things to ensure energy is conserved. It will also feature surveillance cameras that come with the capabilities to recognise faces together with AI. Reality a long-term vision Marking the first milestone of the North Hanoi Smart City Project just before the 65th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation on October 10, Nguyen Thi Nga, chairwoman of BRG Group said, “We build a smart city not for our generation, but for many Vietnamese generations of the future. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 16

Plastics industry confident of achieving 3.2 billion USD export target The local plastic industry, with solid growth in shipments, will surely meet its yearly export target of 3.2 billion USD, according to the Vietnam Plastics Association. According to Ho Duc Lam, its chairman, said exports saw impressive growth last year to 3 billion USD while overall revenues jumped to 12 billion USD. “Exports in the first nine months of the year increased by 5 percent and will continue to enjoy good growth in the rest months of the year. “The US-China trade war has offered opportunities to Vietnamese plastics firms to boost exports.” According to the association, exports go to more than 150 countries and territories, with the US and Japan being key markets. In the domestic market, some industries, even those such as aerospace which use high-grade materials, are shifting to plastic products, and as a result sales have grown rapidly, Lam said. Locally-made plastic products are … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 16

Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, deputy director of the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade, talks with Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about HCM City’s development plan for the logistics industry to 2025 with a vision to 2030,  which has received positive feedback. Hoa addresses a number of issues that still concern experts. The building of overpass and tunnels at the My Thuy intersection has led to easier traffic to and from Cat Lai Port in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo Vu Tien Luc Can you speak about the role and importance of logistics within the economic structure of HCM City? HCM City has the most important logistics system in the Southern Key Economic Zone as well as nationwide. Thanks to its favourable geographical position, located between the East–West and North–South expressway axes and connected to giant port systems such as Cat Lai and Hiep Phuoc, HCM City has become a crucial import and export gateway in the … [Read more...] about HCM City assesses new logistics development plan