Newly startup airline Bamboo Airways orders 20 new Boeing B787-9
- Jun 25, 2018
- 1 min read
Bamboo Airways concept Boeing B787-9 (The livery is not finalized)
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways has ordered 20 new Boeing 787-9s, and plans to deploy the aircraft on international routes to Europe and the USA.
The airline, which is wholly owned by conglomerate FLC Group, tells FlightGlobal it plans to launch sales in October and begin service in the fourth quarter of this year. It is on track to attain an air operator's certificate from Vietnamese authorities, says FLC chairman Trinh Van Quyet.
Bamboo has paid deposits for the Boeing order, which was announced in a ceremony in Washington DC today attended by Vietnam deputy prime minister Vuong Dinh Hue.
The aircraft is tentatively scheduled to be delivered from April 2020 through 2021, says Boeing.
The airline also have 24 new Airbus A321neos on order which have not been delivered yet.
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