Boeing and Vietnam Airlines announced yesterday the Vietnamese flag carrier finalized its first Boeing single-aisle order for 50 B-737 MAX airplanes.  

The carrier will gain reliability and capacity by introducing the 737/8, as the country's air traffic is expected to double to more than 75 million annual passengers over the next 10 years. The airline currently operates 17 B-787 Dreamliners, serving regional and international routes between Vietnam and Europe. 

The industry is active in Vietnam's commercial aviation sector, supply chain, technical training and university partnerships, and maintains offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Boeing and Sun PhuQuoc Airways announced yesterday the new Vietnam-based carrier has ordered up to 40 787 Dreamliner jets to serve as the backbone of its widebody fleet.

Since airlines began flying the 787 Dreamliner family in 2011, the global fleet has helped launch more than 535+ new non-stop routes globally and carried more than 1.2 billion passengers.

With Southeast Asia poised for significant air travel growth over the next 20 years, Vietnam is expected to be the region's fastest-growing aviation market with annual passenger growth of nearly 8% by 2030.