Vietnam Airlines receives first A350

Vietnam Airlines received (30-Jun-2015) its first A350-900 in Toulouse on 30-Jun-2015. The airline is the second to operate the type. The aircraft is leased to the airline by AerCap and is scheduled to arrive in Hanoi on 01-Jul-2015. The airline will initially use the aircraft on Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City service before deploying it on Hanoi-Paris service. The aircraft is configured with 29 business class, 45 premium economy and 231 economy seats. The carrier ordered 14 A350s from Airbus and another four from lessors. [more - original PR - Airbus] [more - original PR - AerCap] [more - original PR - Rolls-Royce] [more - original PR - Vietnamese]