Vietnam Airlines has biggest fleet with 91 planes(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The number of aircraft registered Vietnamese nationality reached174 as of the end of July 2018, up 14 ones compared with the figure of the same period last year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
The biggest fleet belongs to Vietnam Airlines with 91 planes, including eleven Boeing787-9; twelve Airbus A350; five A330 and 57 A321 aircraft.
Itis followed by Vietjet Air with 54 planes, including 31 A321 and 23 A320aircraft.
Jetstar Pacific ranks third with 17 A320 aircraft.
Other airline firms such as the Vietnam Air Services Company (Vasco), Vietstar Airlines MultiroleCorporation among others also have Vietnamese registered-planes.
CAAVsaid as of the end of July 2018, there were 28 helicopters registeredVietnamese nationality, unchanged compared to the same period last year.
According to the Government Decree No. 68 on the registrationof nationality of and rights to aircraft, aircraft owned by Vietnameseorganisations or individuals and those lease-purchased or leased without crewsfor 24 months or longer must be registered as Vietnamese to operate in Vietnam.
Under the Decree, to be eligible for the registration ofVietnamese nationality, the aircraft must not bear the nationality of any othercountry or have had the nationality of a foreign country deregistered.
It must also have all the valid paperwork toprove aircraft ownership or the right to possession of the aircraft under leaseor lease-purchase terms. In addition, it must meet the requirements on age ofthe used aircraft (if any) and must satisfy the law-prescribed conditions andrequirements related to ensuring national defence and security, aviation safetyand security and environmental protection.
This Decree replaces Decrees No 70/2007/ND-CP ofApril 20, 2007, and No. 50/2012/ND-CP of June 11, 2012.-VNA
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