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'''Vietnam Air Service Company''' ({{lang-vi|Công ty bay dịch vụ hàng không}}) |
'''Vietnam Air Service Company''' ('''VASCO''') ({{lang-vi|Công ty bay dịch vụ hàng không}}) is an [[airline]] in [[Vietnam]] headquartered in [[Tân Bình district, Hồ Chí Minh City|Tân Bình]], [[Ho Chi Minh City]].<ref>"[http://www.vasco.com.vn/ 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"</ref> Operating scheduled flights from its base at [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport]] in the south of the country, VASCO is a fully owned [[subsidiary]] of [[Vietnam Airlines]]. It also conducts charter flights, medical evacuations, SAR operations, [[oil platform]]s flights, and other aviation services.<ref =VASCO-aboutus>{{cite web|url=http://www.vasco.com.vn/en/AboutUs.asp |title=VASCO website: About Us }}</ref> |
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VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of [[Vietnam Airlines]], the [[Flag carrier|national carrier]].<ref =VASCO-aboutus>{{cite web|url=http://www.vasco.com.vn/en/AboutUs.asp |title=VASCO website: About Us }}</ref> It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/2004-07/16/Stories/18.htm |work=Viet Nam News |title=Vietnam Airlines’ revenue takes off |date=17 July 2004}}</ref> and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.<ref name=forbes>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/30/afx4389933.html | work = Forbes |title=Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline |date =30 November 2007 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=forbes>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/30/afx4389933.html | work = Forbes |title=Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline |date= 30 November 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vneconomy.com.vn/eng/?param=article&catid=0613&id=4269bd61f05511 |work=Vietnam Economic Times |title=2007: Vietnam’s aviation industry will renew itself |date=1 November 2007}}</ref> |
VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of [[Vietnam Airlines]], the [[Flag carrier|national carrier]].<ref =VASCO-aboutus>{{cite web|url=http://www.vasco.com.vn/en/AboutUs.asp |title=VASCO website: About Us }}</ref> It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/2004-07/16/Stories/18.htm |work=Viet Nam News |title=Vietnam Airlines’ revenue takes off |date=17 July 2004}}</ref> and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.<ref name=forbes>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/30/afx4389933.html | work = Forbes |title=Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline |date =30 November 2007 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=forbes>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/30/afx4389933.html | work = Forbes |title=Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline |date= 30 November 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vneconomy.com.vn/eng/?param=article&catid=0613&id=4269bd61f05511 |work=Vietnam Economic Times |title=2007: Vietnam’s aviation industry will renew itself |date=1 November 2007}}</ref> |
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Founded | 1987 | ||||||
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Hubs | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Co Ong Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 6 | ||||||
Parent company | Vietnam Airlines Corporation | ||||||
Headquarters | Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam | ||||||
Key people | Bui Ngoc Hoang | ||||||
Website | vasco.com.vn/?lang=en |
Vietnam Air Service Company (VASCO) (Vietnamese: Công ty bay dịch vụ hàng không) 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 in 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
VASCO currently flies to five destinations in Vietnam.[7]
- Ca Mau – Ca Mau Airport
- Can Tho – Can Tho International Airport
- Chu Lai – Chu Lai Airport
- Con Dao – Con Dao Airport Focus city
- Ho Chi Minh City – Tan Son Nhat International Airport Hub
- Tuy Hoa – Dong Tac Airport
- Former destinations
Fleet
The fleet consists of the following aircraft :
Aircraft | Total | Order | Passengers | Routes | Notes |
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ATR 72-200 | 2 | 0 | 60 | Short haul |
Restructuring and rebranding
It is believed[when?] 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 materialized.[citation needed]
See also
- Indochina Airlines
- Jetstar Pacific Airlines
- Southern Service Flight Company
- Transport in Vietnam
- VietJet Air
References
- ^ "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"
- ^ "VASCO website: About Us".
- ^ "VASCO website: About Us".
- ^ "Vietnam Airlines' revenue takes off". Viet Nam News. 17 July 2004.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "2007: Vietnam's aviation industry will renew itself". Vietnam Economic Times. 1 November 2007.
- ^ "VASCO website: Flight Schedule" (in Vietnamese).
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]