Vietnam Airlines
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| IATA code : | VN |
| ICAO code : | HVN |
| Call sign : | VIET NAM AIRLINES |
| Founding: | 1956 (as Vietnam Civil Aviation) |
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Hanoi , Vietnam
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| Home airport : | Hanoi |
| IATA prefix code : | 738 |
| Management: | Pham Ngoc Minh ( President & CEO ) |
| Number of employees: | 10,211 (2015) |
| Sales: | ₫ 64.4 billion (2015) |
| Passenger volume: | 17.4 million (2015) |
| Alliance : | SkyTeam |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | LotusMiles |
| Fleet size: | 105 (+ 5 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.vietnamairlines.com |
Vietnam Airlines ( Vietnamese Hãng hàng không Quốc gia Việt Nam ) is the state-owned airline of Vietnam based in Hanoi and based at Hanoi Airport and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance .
history
Vietnam Civil Aviation Department (1956–1993)
Vietnam Airlines was founded in 1956 under the name Vietnam Civil Aviation Department as the national airline of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The airline started operations in September 1956 with five Russian-type aircraft. In 1976 she started her second international route to Vientiane ( Laos ), followed in 1978 by another line to Bangkok . By the late 1970s, the Vietnamese airline had started regular services to Laos, Cambodia and China and flew charter flights to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
Vietnam Airlines (since 1993)
In 1993 the "Vietnam Civil Aviation Department" was restructured into Vietnam Airlines. Since then it has been considered the official flag carrier of the state of Vietnam, and the name "Vietnam Civil Aviation Department" disappeared from the market. In the same year the airline received its first Airbus A320 and a Boeing 767-300ER from Air France . Just a year after the airline's restructuring, Vietnam Airlines launched its first long haul to Paris, which was flown on the Boeing 767. In 1996, Vietnam Airlines Corporation was officially established, which consists of Vietnam Airlines and around 20 flight-related businesses.
The airline's expansion and modernization is being systematically advanced. In 1999 Vietnam Airlines introduced the frequent flyer program called Golden Lotus Plus (now LotusMiles ), and in 2000 an automatic check-in system. In 2002 it got a new corporate identity with a lotus flower logo. In 2003 Vietnam Airlines' long-haul fleet was expanded with new Boeing 777-200ERs . Vietnam Airlines has been flying from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Frankfurt since 2004, since 2005 non-stop without a stopover in Moscow, six times a week since October 2009 and daily since November 2010.
The number of passengers increases accordingly every year. In 2000, 2,853,714 passengers flew with Vietnam Airlines. In the following years, 3,458,504 (2001), 4,070,303 (2002) and 4,077,000 (2003) were counted until the five million mark was broken in 2004 (5,040,000). After that, the number of passengers grew annually by almost one million passengers. In 2005 there were six million, in 2006 6.8 million, in 2007 eight million and in 2008 8.8 million.
In August 2009 Vietnam Airlines founded the airline Cambodia Angkor Air together with the government of Cambodia . With a fleet of initially three ATR 72-500 and one Airbus A321-200 , it connects Siem Reap , Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City . In November of the same year, Vietnam Airlines signed a letter of intent to order four Airbus A380-800s , but the firm order no longer took place.
In June 2010, Vietnam Airlines joined the SkyTeam airline alliance .
On January 12, 2016, Vietnam Airlines and the Japanese ANA Holdings signed a letter of intent for a cooperation between the two companies and an 8.8 percent strategic stake by ANA Holdings in Vietnam Airlines. As a result, ANA Holdings took over 8.8 percent of the shares in Vietnam Airlines in July 2016, and on October 30, 2016, the latter put into effect a 35-route codeshare agreement with All Nippon Airways . In addition, a board member of ANA Holdings joined the board of Vietnam Airlines on February 23, 2017.
Destinations
Vietnam Airlines flies from Hanoi to destinations within Vietnam's cities throughout Asia as well as in Australasia and Europe . In German-speaking countries is Frankfurt served.
The subsidiary Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) handles domestic routes to smaller airports.
- Code sharing
Vietnam Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: ( SkyTeam members are marked with * )
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Current fleet
As of March 2020, the Vietnam Airlines fleet consists of 105 aircraft with an average age of 5.8 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Eco + / Eco ) |
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| Airbus A321-200 | 55 | - | 184 (16 / - / 168) | |
| Airbus A321neo | 20th | - | 203 (8 / - / 195) | |
| Airbus A350-900 | 14th | - | 305 (29/45/231) | |
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | - | operated by VASCO | 68 (- / - / 68) |
| Boeing 787-9 | 11 | 1 | 274 (28/35/211) | |
| Boeing 787-10 | 4th | 4th | 366 (23 / - / 343) | |
| total | 105 | 5 |
Former aircraft types
In the past, Vietnam Airlines operated, among others, the following types of aircraft:
- Airbus A320-200
- Airbus A330-200
- ATR 72-200
- Boeing 777-200ER
- Douglas DC-4
- Fokker 70
- Ilyushin Il-14
- Ilyushin Il-18
- Yakovlev Yak-40
- Tupolev Tu-134
Incidents
- On November 14, 1992, a Jakowlew Jak-40 of Vietnam Airlines (VN-A449) came off course on approach to Nha Trang Airport in poor visibility, fell below the minimum altitude and was flown into a ridge. When rescue workers reached the scene of the accident eight days after the accident, a Dutch passenger could still be rescued. The remaining 30 occupants were killed in this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ) (see also Vietnam Airlines flight 474 ) .
- On September 3, 1997 a Tupolev Tu-134 of Vietnam Airlines (VN-A120) was flown into the ground on its approach for landing at Phnom Penh Airport (Cambodia). In this CFIT ( Controlled flight into terrain ) 65 passengers and crew members died, a one-year-old baby survived (see also Vietnam Airlines flight 815 ) .
See also
Web links
- Vietnam Airlines' website (including Vietnamese, English, German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c vietnamairlines.com - Annual Reports (Vietnamese), accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ vietnamairlines.com - Our Background: From The Old Days (English) ( Memento from August 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ vietnamairlines.com - From November 1, daily non-stop from Germany to Vietnam, December 30, 2010 ( Memento of December 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ bz-comm.de - Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia found Cambodia Angkor Air
- ↑ aero.de - Vietnam Airlines signs MoU for four Airbus A380s
- ^ The Wall Street Journal - Vietnam Airlines Joins SkyTeam Airline Alliance , accessed June 10, 2010
- ↑ ana.co.jp - ANA HOLDINGS and Vietnam Airlines Conclude Final Contract for Business and Capital Partnership , accessed on June 13, 2017
- ↑ ana.co.jp - ANA and Vietnam Airlines launch codeshare and frequent flyer partnerships , accessed on June 13, 2017
- ↑ bloomberg.com - Koji Shibata: Executive Profile & Background (English), accessed on June 13, 2017
- ↑ vietnamairlines.com - Worldwide route network accessed on August 30, 2017
- ↑ vietnamairlines.com - Subsidiaries & Partners, accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Vietnam Airlines Fleet Details and History. Retrieved March 28, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Airbus - Orders & deliveries (English), accessed on November 9, 2016
- ↑ Boeing - Orders & Deliveries , accessed on November 9, 2016
- ↑ vietnamairlines.com - Our fleet accessed on November 9, 2016
- ^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Zurich Airport 1966–2007.
- ^ Ulrich Klee, Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Sutton, UK, 2008-2013.
- ^ Accident report Jak-40 VN-A449 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 3, 2020.
- ^ Accident report TU-134 VN-A120 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on April 3, 2020.
