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Vietnam Air Service Company
IATA ICAO Callsign
0V VFC VASCO AIR
Founded1987
HubsTan Son Nhat International Airport
Focus citiesCo Ong Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations6
Parent companyVietnam Airlines Corporation
HeadquartersHo Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Key peopleBui Ngoc Hoang
Websitevasco.com.vn/?lang=en

Vietnam Air Service Company (Vietnamese: Công ty bay dịch vụ hàng không), also known as VASCO, is an airline in Vietnam, headquartered in Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City.[1] Operating scheduled flights from its base at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to the south of the country, VASCO is a fully owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, it also conducts charter flights, medical evacuations, SAR operations, oil platforms flights, and other aviation services.[2]

VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.[3] It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,[4] and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.[5] It has been reported that Vietnam Airlines wishes to use VASCO as a basis for a low-cost carrier, established in conjunction with foreign partners.[5][6]

Destinations

A VASCO ATR-72 on the ground at Co Ong Airport, Con Dao, Vietnam.

VASCO currently flies to five destinations in Vietnam.[7]

Former destinations
  • Philippines - Subic Bay [8]
  • Vietnam - Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Rach Gia, Vung Tau [9][10]

Fleet

The fleet consists of the following aircraft :

VASCO Fleet
Aircraft Total Order Passengers Routes Notes
ATR 72 2 0 66 Short haul

Restructuring and rebranding

It is believed that Vietnam Airlines, VASCO's parent company wants to change the airline into a low-cost model, therefore changing VASCO's operational name to Viet Air. It is also believed that the airline would be serving domestic flights within Vietnam to destinations that are low-yielding as well as competing head on with Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air. Vietnam Airlines would add more aircraft to Viet Air's fleet if the plans are materiallised.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home." Vietnam Air Service Company. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. "Copyright by VIETNAM AIR SERVICES CO(VASCO) B114 Bach Dang St,Ward 2, Tan Binh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam"
  2. ^ "VASCO website: About Us".
  3. ^ "VASCO website: About Us".
  4. ^ "Vietnam Airlines' revenue takes off". Viet Nam News. 17 July 2004.
  5. ^ a b "Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline". Forbes. 30 November 2007. Cite error: The named reference "forbes" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ "2007: Vietnam's aviation industry will renew itself". Vietnam Economic Times. 1 November 2007.
  7. ^ "VASCO website: Flight Schedule" (in Vietnamese).
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ [3]

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