Hanoi (VNA) - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced itplan to receive the first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in early this month andbecome the fourth in Asia and the fifth in the world to operate the aircraft.
This is the largest version of the wide-body, two-aisle, and two-engine Boeing787 Dreamliner.
Forthe upcoming Boeing 787-10 series, Vietnam Airlines will arrange 24 business-classseats and 343 economy seats for the plane.
The reception of the world's most modern aircraft is part of Vietnam Airline’s strategiesto upgrade its service quality, towards becoming a 5-star airline under Skytraxstandard by 2020.
From2015, Vietnam Airlines has continuously increased the number of wide-bodyaircraft fleet with a total of 14 "super-aircraft" Airbus A350-900XWB and 11 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
It has planned to add 20 more Airbus A321neo to its narrow body fleet in 2019./.