Vietnam Airlines and Sun PhuQuoc Airways signed agreements Thursday to buy 90 Boeing aircraft for over US$30 billion.
The signing took place in the U.S. capital Washington, D.C., in the presence of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam and his delegation during his trip to the country for the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.
Vietnam Airlines will purchase 50 Boeing 737-8 planes for $8.1 billion between 2030 and 2032. The carrier plans to operate them on domestic routes and destinations in Asia.
Boeing’s best-selling aircraft has a capacity of up to 200 passengers and a range of 6,570 km.
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Vietnam Airlines 737-8 aircraft. Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines |
Sun PhuQuoc Airways will buy 40 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft for $22.5 billion. The 787-9 has a range of over 14,000 km and can carry 290 passengers.
Vietnam Airlines is the only airline in the country to operate the wide-body aircraft.
Sun PhuQuoc Airways, which began flying in the final quarter of 2025, recently received its eighth narrow-body aircraft and is set to get two Airbus planes by the end of this month.
Vietnam’s largest private carrier, Vietjet Air, also secured strategic partnerships during the event, with deals worth more than $6.3 billion with major U.S. financial institutions and corporations.
