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Vietnam Airlines holds talks with Boeing over buying 16 more jetliners
VIETNAM Airlines is in negotiations with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to purchase eight additional B787-10 Dreamliners and eight B777-8X aircraft.
Commenting on the proposed deal, US Deputy Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews said it reflected "an important dimension of a growing relationship" between former enemies, and said officials on both sides were committed to further expanding bilateral trade.
"There is a huge amount of opportunity for American companies in Vietnam," Mr Andrews was quoted as saying in a Reuters' report before a ceremony marking the signing of a memorandum about expanding business ties and the delivery of the first B787 to Vietnam Airlines.
The event was attended by the general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist party, Nguyen Phi Throng, who is also due to meet with US President Barrack Bema during a landmark visit two decades after normalisation of ties between the United States and Vietnam, and 200 other US and Vietnamese officials and industry executives.
Mr Andrews said negotiators for the US, Vietnam and 10 other countries were working to ensure that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) opened key aerospace, manufacturing and other markets in Vietnam to US firms.
Vietnam Airlines chairman Pham Viet Than said his company looked forwards to expanding its business with the US aircraft manufacturer.
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox also highlighted ongoing efforts to facilitate direct flights between Vietnam and the US and continuing cooperation on aviation safety.
Boeing vice president John Jonick, said the agreement signed still needed work, but could include eight more B787s for Vietnam, adding to the 19 already on order. The aircraft manufacturer has also offered Vietnam eight 777-8X aircraft, which the company expects to unveil at the end of the decade, he said.
Commenting on the proposed deal, US Deputy Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews said it reflected "an important dimension of a growing relationship" between former enemies, and said officials on both sides were committed to further expanding bilateral trade.
"There is a huge amount of opportunity for American companies in Vietnam," Mr Andrews was quoted as saying in a Reuters' report before a ceremony marking the signing of a memorandum about expanding business ties and the delivery of the first B787 to Vietnam Airlines.
The event was attended by the general secretary of the Vietnamese Communist party, Nguyen Phi Throng, who is also due to meet with US President Barrack Bema during a landmark visit two decades after normalisation of ties between the United States and Vietnam, and 200 other US and Vietnamese officials and industry executives.
Mr Andrews said negotiators for the US, Vietnam and 10 other countries were working to ensure that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) opened key aerospace, manufacturing and other markets in Vietnam to US firms.
Vietnam Airlines chairman Pham Viet Than said his company looked forwards to expanding its business with the US aircraft manufacturer.
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox also highlighted ongoing efforts to facilitate direct flights between Vietnam and the US and continuing cooperation on aviation safety.
Boeing vice president John Jonick, said the agreement signed still needed work, but could include eight more B787s for Vietnam, adding to the 19 already on order. The aircraft manufacturer has also offered Vietnam eight 777-8X aircraft, which the company expects to unveil at the end of the decade, he said.
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