Vietnam Airlines planning to buy 18 Airbus jets: Chairman

Vietnam Airlines is planning to buy two long-haul Airbus A350 jets and 16 medium-haul A321s, the airline’s chairman told AFP on Monday at the Paris Air Show.

The catalogue price for the jets is US$1.9 billion (1.4 billion euros).

“We are going to sign a memorandum of understanding this week during the air show,” said Nguyen Sy Hung, Chairman of Vietnam Airlines.

thanhnien, afp

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