SINGAPORE, Singapore, Feb 12, 2014 - ( JCN Newswire ) - Vietnam's VietJetAir today announced it has selected CFM International's CFM56-5B engine to power 21 firm Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) family aircraft, including 14 A320ceos and 7 A321ceos. The agreement is valued at more than $800 million U.S. at list price; the agreement was signed today by Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao CEO of VietJetAir and Gael Meheust, Vice President of sales for CFM International.
Based in Ho Chi Minh City, VietJetAir has been a CFM customer since it commenced operations in late 2011 with leased CFM56-5B-powered A320 aircraft.
"Based on our experience with CFM to date, the CFM56-5B engine was the natural choice for our new A320ceos," said Chu Viet Cuong, a member of the Board of the Directors of VietJetAir. "CFM has been an integral part of our growth today, and our experience has shown that we can continue to rely on them to a best-in-class combination of economic efficiency, reliability, and time on wing to support our continued growth."
"We are thrilled to take our relationship with VietJetAir to the next level," said Gael Meheust, Vice President of sales for CFM International. "We have enjoyed getting to know this airline over the past two years and are really looking forward to partnering with them as they continue to build their brand in the region."
All of VietJetAir's new engines will be the CFM56-5B Performance Improvement Package (PIP) configuration. The PIP became the new production configuration for the CFM56-5B in 2011. The improvements, which is providing a 0.5% improvement in fuel burn, include hardware changes to the core, including new high-pressure turbine blade, as well as manufacturing changes the fan and compressor blades and vanes to improve performance retention. The engine maintains the same noise signature as the current production engine and meets current International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Committee of Aviation Environmental Protection standards (CAEP/6) requirements.
About VietJetAir
VietJetAir is a new age, dynamic and modern airline that has been licensed to operate both domestic and international routes. The airline is now operating more than 600 flights per week.
With a fleet of brand-new, modern and sophisticated aircraft - maintained by the world's best service providers - and a reputation for operating safe and cordial flights with fun, friendly air stewards, VietJetAir was honored to be voted "the most friendly transportation and best promotion airline in Vietnam" in the marketing report "Trust & Use", as conducted by Spend & Use Advisory Magazine, under the patronage of Vietnam Standard and Consumers Association in cooperation with Mancom Market Management Alternatives Company.
At the "Budgies & Travel Awards", held in London, VietJetAir along with SpiceJet (India), EasyJet (England), Southwest(USA) and AirAsia X (Malaysia) was also honored to be shortlisted in the category for "Top 5 Best New Route Launch."
Recently, VietJetAir was awarded nominated as "The Airline with Cultural Creative and Entertainment in-flight Programs" by the Asian Record Organization and "Golden Star Award for Quality" by Business Initiative Directions (B.I.D). VietJetAir was also awarded by UNESCO as "Cutural and Toursim Brand".
For more information, please visit www.vietjetair.com. Please like us on www.facebook.com/vietjetairvietnam and follow us on Twitter: @vietjetvietnam.
Contact:
VietJetAir
Mr. Dinh Quang Trung (Timmy)
Email: trungdinh@vietjetair.com
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