Vietjet to expand its fleet with order for 30 additional A321s

Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 30 more A321s (9 A321ceo and 21 A321neo). Vietjet first took to the skies at the end of 2011 and now operates a fleet of 29 A320 Family aircraft including three A321s, on a network covering Vietnam and a growing number of destinations across Asia. Following today’s announcement the airline has placed firm orders with Airbus for a total of 99 A320 Family aircraft. VietjetAir has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 15 Airbus A321ceo (current engine option) family aircraft. The agreement includes spare engines and a long-term service agreement. To support the fleet, the airline signed a 12-year Rate Per Flight Hour agreement under the terms of which CFM will guarantee maintenance costs for all of the CFM56-5B engines on a dollar per engine flight hour basis.