Vietnam Airlines takes delivery of 10th Boeing 787 Dreamliner

(VNF) - Vietnam Airlines on November 25th celebrated the delivery of its 10th Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport.

The new aircraft set to run its first operation from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city on November 26th.

The airline took delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner in July 2015 and has nine more 787 son order. It operates 787s on the domestic Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh city route and international routes to/from London, Frankfurt, Narita and Beijing.

Next year, 787s will also be introduced on Vietnam Airlines services to/from Sydney and Melbourne.

“Vietnam Airlines is proud to welcome our 10th Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its fleet, only 16 months after we took delivery of the first of these state-of-the-art new aircraft. The 787 is one of the keys to our fleet expansion plans, and plays a vital role in enabling us to offer customers four-star quality of service and establish Vietnam Airlines as one of the leading carriers in Asia,” said Mr Phan Xuan Duc, Executive Vice President and Member of Management Board at Vietnam Airlines Company Limited.

Thanks to that, the 787 Dreamliner has enabled Vietnam Airlines to profitably operate key routes such as Hanoi to Heathrow and Ho Chi Minh city to Sydney, while providing their customers with the best passenger experience available.

So far, Vietnam Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 787s has operated over 7,600 flights with 35,500 flight hours, and has flown around 1.79 million passengers./.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an all-new, super-efficient family of commercial airplanes that brings big-jet ranges and speed to the middle of the market. Boeing designed the 787 family with superior efficiency, allowing airlines to open new routes profitably and fly directly where passengers wish in exceptional comfort.

The 787 family uses 20 to 25 percent less fuel with 20 to 25 percent fewer emissions than the airplanes they replace.

Since entering service in 2011, the 787 has flown more than 124 million passengers on more than 530 routes around the world, including more than 120 new nonstop routes made possible through its efficiency.

( VNF )