Vietnam airlines sign US contracts worth US$36.9bnAFP, WASHINGTONThree Vietnamese airlines announced nearly US$37 billion in purchases on Wednesday, in a series of contracts signed with US aerospace companies. A Vietnam Airlines aircraft lands at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Dec. 26 last year. Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air announced yesterday that they have signed a series of contracts with US aerospace companies worth a total of US$14.4 billion, including US$8.1 billion in orders to Boeing. The agreement creates “a solid foundation for our ambition to become a leading airline by 2030,” Vietnam Airlines chairman Dang Ngoc Hoa said in the statement. Around US$960 million remaining will go towards leasing six Boeing 737 series aircraft from Griffin Global Asset Management LLC.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2026 17:22 UTC