VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Co., Vietnam’s only private airline, signed a $2.39 billion order with Airbus Group SE for 20 more A321 planes, according to a statement from the carrier. The deal was signed Tuesday in the presence of French President Francois Hollande, who is currently visiting the Southeast Asian country. Late last year at the Dubai Airshow, the low-cost carrier had agreed to buy 30 Airbus A321 planes in a deal worth $3.6 billion at list prices. In May, the country’s only private airline said it would buy 100 Boeing 737-Max 200 jets in an order worth $11.3 billion when U.S. President Barack Obama visited Vietnam. VietJet will probably surpass national carrier Vietnam Airlines as the nation’s biggest domestic carrier this year, according to CAPA Centre for Aviation.

Source: Thanhnien News September 06, 2016 03:00 UTC