Vietnam Airlines Considers Buying Up to 100 Boeing 737 Max Jets

New aircraft will be for delivery between 2020 and 2030
Airline may also order A350-1000 or 777x for U.S. flights

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By John Boudreau and Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen

February 25, 2019 at 3:00 AM UTC

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Vietnam Airlines is considering an order of 50 to 100 Boeing Co. 737 Max planes this year to replace its aging fleet of Airbus SE single-aisle aircraft and may also buy long-range jets in preparation for flights to California.

The new aircraft will be for delivery between 2020 and 2030, Duong Tri Thanh, chief executive officer of the state-owned carrier, said in an interview in Hanoi. While Thanh didn’t specify which Max model the carrier plans to buy, based on list prices of the popular Max 8, the order would be valued at about $6.1 billion to $12.2 billion before customary discounts.