Vietnam Airlines signs first Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) agreement for A350 XWB

Vietnam Airlines has selected Airbus to provide Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its new fleet of 14 A350-900s on order. With this contract, Vietnam Airlines becomes the first A350 XWB operator to select Airbus FHS. The agreement, which will run for 12 years, provides an extensive scope including A350 line replaceable units (LRUs), guaranteed spare parts availability through a pool access service at Vietnam Airlines’ main base and selected outstations. The signature of this FHS agreement took place on the occasion of the arrival of the first A350 XWB for Vietnam Airlines in Hanoi. Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam and a number of European Ambassadors were present at the ceremony.