Safran Aircraft Engines (Safran) and VietJet Air have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their strategic partnership. The MoU will encompass Safran's business in commercial engines and the development of VietJet Air's operations through the acquisition of jets, fleet management services, training and helping to set up on-site support capabilities.
VietJet Air, which is based in Ho-Chi-Minh City, has been a Safran Aircraft Engines' customer 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.
In 2016 VietJet Air confirmed an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX jets powered by LEAP-1B engines from CFM International. Deliveries of these aircraft began in 2019. At the Paris Air Show, in June 2017, VietJet Air had already selected Safran's SFCO2® service for a period of five years. Safran's SFCO2® solution combines the respective areas of expertise of Safran Aircraft Engines and Safran Electronics and Defense, a recognised expert in flight data analysis. It is designed to offer airlines effective fleet management recommendations, to help them reduce fuel consumption, and consequently CO2 emissions.
