Safran and Vietjet Air have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to bolster the strategic partnership between the two companies. The MoU encompasses several areas of collaboration related to Safran Aircraft Engines business in commercial engines, ranging from the development of VietJet Air’s business, via the future acquisition of airplanes, to fleet management services, training, and help in setting up on-site support capabilities.
Based in Ho-Chi-Minh City, VietJet Air has been a customer of Safran Aircraft Engines, via CFM International, since 2011. The airline started operation that year with Airbus A320 commercial jets powered by CFM56-5B engines.
Today, VietJet Air operates 57 CFM56-powered A320 family aircraft, and has also signed by-the-hour service contracts for these engines. To support its business growth, in 2016 VietJet Air announced an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX twinjets powered by LEAP-1B engines from CFM International. Deliveries of these aircraft will start in 2019.
