VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese aviation market is witnessing stiff competition between Vietnam Airlines, the national flag air carrier, and Vietjet Air, the emerging player. Jetstar Pacific is also a formidable rival.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has guaranteed the loans that Vietnam Airlines got from commercial banks to buy modern aircraft. Will this add to the public debt burden?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietjet Air had to cancel flights between HCM City and Da Lat, and Ha Noi and Da Lat due to strong winds in the Central Highland Da Lat City yesterday, June 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry has approved a restructuring scheme for the aviation sector with a focus on strongly expanding the number of aircraft operated by Vietnamese airlines between now and 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam (CAAV) has issued a plan for better management and prevention of theft of passengers' baggage and cargo, and to ensure aviation security.

VietNamNet Bridge – Economists believe it would be bad news if the T1 terminal at Noi Bai Airport falls into the hands of state-owned Vietnam Airlines Corporation. However, state management agencies do not think so.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has released a controversial decision, requesting its officials to fly on budget airlines for business trips.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s first private airline plans to choose Hong Kong or Singapore as the city to hold its initial public offering (IPO).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic commercial banks have shown greater interest in funding airlines’ aircraft purchase deals as they can see attractive business opportunities as airline partners.

The budget airline Vietjet Air and CFM International on November 24 signed a 12-year engine maintenance agreement in France, at the witness of Deputy Minister of Transport Pham Quy Tieu and Vietnam Ambassador in France Duong Chi Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Passengers will have a chance to book air tickets from Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport to the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho and Bangkok (Thailand) at only VND9,000 (US$0.4) under a VietJet’s mega-promotion program.

 VietNamNet Bridge - VietJet Air and TienPhong Bank yesterday signed a US$21 million financing agreement in HCM City providing for the purchase of two Airbus A320.

Vietjet Air and Vladivostok International Airport, Russia on September 6 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will pave the way for the Vietnamese low-cost carrier to open direct flights from Vietnam to Vladivostok.

Low-cost carrier VietJet Air on October 17 will open a daily route between Hanoi and Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta and the fourth largest city in the country, to meet the growing demand for travel between the two cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Low-cost carrier VietJet Air on Thursday announced the name of the first winner of a Honda SH 125, the monthly prize in the airline’s latest mega-promotion, “Enjoy Flying with VietJet and Win a Car.”

 VietNamNet Bridge - VietJet Air has announced to add an extra daily round trip to meet growing demand for low-cost air travel between HCM City and Bangkok (Thailand) from September 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From now until August 31, passengers can buy VietJet’s air tickets at the price of only VND9,000 or $0.4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The committee underlined the reason at a review meeting chaired by the committee’s chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, for aviation activities in the January-June period in Hanoi

The private air carrier VietJet has received a certificate of merit from the HCM City Youth Union for its active contribution to the union’s program to assist candidates of the 2014 university entrance exams in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The compensation offered to passengers for delayed or cancelled flights in Viet Nam is much lower than what is offered in other countries,