Vietnam may receive Boeing B787 Dreamliners next year

Vietnam may begin to receive delivery of the 16 Boeing B787 Dreamliners it has ordered in the first quarter of 2010, Stanley A. Deal, Boeing’s sales vice president for Asia-Pacific, told the media in Hanoi Tuesday.

Boeing has not yet announced the delivery schedule, he said, adding that the B787, work on which began in August 2007, is expected to have its first trial flight in the first quarter. Boeing and its partners are discussing the handover schedule, he said.

Vietnam Airlines and the Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Company have each signed contracts for buying eight B787s.

 Bao Van

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