Vietnam Airlines looks forward to better A350-900 XWB aircraft technology after 1 year

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan

                   / KUCINTA SETIA

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Vietnam Airlines at ITB Asia 2016, Singapore, marks more than 1 year of A350-900 and B787-900 flight operations formally with trade visitors. It has successfully operated over 2600 flights with A350-900s and over 5000 flights with B787-900s after one year.

Vietnam Airlines starts its first A350-900 revenue service on 30 September 2015 with its direct flight from Hanoi to Paris using the aircraft registerd "VN-A887". It introduces its first B787-900 Dreamliner jet on the direct route from Ho Chi Minh City to London on 1 August 2015.

On 6 September 2016, Vietnam Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus Group on the airline's consideration to buy 10 additional Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft.

According to Vietnam Airlines, it is looking forward to the outstanding features in the additional A350-900 aircraft that will have "improvements in design, materials and engines", enabling the aircraft to maintain its commercial loading capacity with longer range coverage and higher fuel efficiency for the ultra long haul flights. 

Once the A350-900 XWB aircraft have been successfully delivered, Vietnam Airlines will operate direct non-stop flights to the US.

Currently, Vietnam Airlines has a fleet of 4 A350-900 XWB, 7 B787-900 aircraft. 4 B777-200ER, 8 A330-200, 56 A321-200 and 3 ATR72-500 aircraft.

The wide-body A350-900 XWB and B787-900 boast full flatbed Business Class seats arranged in spacious rows of four. This arrangement is much more roomy and comfortable than that found in other commercial aircraft, enabling passengers to relax, enjoy inflight entertainment and alleviate effects of jet lag on long-haul flights. 

Business Class passengers have access to many useful inflight services such as chargers, USB gates, WiFi connections, Internet access from personal devices, a new generation of entertainment systems featuring large 16-inch LCD screens, etc.

The operations of A350-900 and B787-900 aircraft not only assure world class safe enjoyable flights for Vietnam Airlines' passengers but also enable Vietnam Airlines to introduce long-haul flights. Therefore, SkyTrax has certified Vietnam Airlines recently as a four-star airline and ranked in the Top 3 most improved airline company in the world in 2016.

ITB Asia 2016 is held at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre from 19 to 21 October 2016 and open to registered tourism and travel trade visitors, buyers and media only. Visit Vietnam Airlines at Booth E45.