It was reported yesterday that Vietnam Airlines had signed a US$10 billion to purchase 50 Boeing aircraft, The Investor is also reporting today that Vietjet also signed a deal with Boeing for 200 aircraft worth over US$25 billion over five years. A total of US$550 million for the purchase will be provided by a subsidiary of the Carlyle Group. Whereas the Vietnam Airlines deal received a lot of media attention, this deal has received considerably less–even though it appears to be a bigger deal both literally and figuratively.
Read more about the ownership structure of Vietnam’s media landscape here: Vietnam News Media Regulations: An Overview