Aircraft
Vietnam and Myanmar Lead Southeast Asia Airline Surge
Sealing the deal for 10 Boeing 737s aircraft yesterday in Singapore were (left to right): Myanma Airways managing director Capt. Than Tun, Gecas president and CEO Norman Liu, Myanmar transport minister HE Nyan Htun Aung, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell and Gecas executive v-p marketing Mike Jones.
Sealing the deal for 10 Boeing 737s aircraft yesterday in Singapore were (left to right): Myanma Airways managing director Capt. Than Tun, Gecas president and CEO Norman Liu, Myanmar transport minister HE Nyan Htun Aung, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell and Gecas executive v-p marketing Mike Jones.

Southeast Asian carriers VietJetAir and Myanmar Airways maintained the region’s strong growth-curve yesterday, announcing new airliner deals worth almost $7.4 billion. At the Singapore Airshow, Vietnam’s VietJetAir gave Airbus a $6.4 billion contract covering firm orders for 42 A320neos, 14 A320ceos and seven A321ceos. Earlier in the day, GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas) and Myanmar state-owned flag carrier Myanmar Airways signed a $1 billion leasing agreement for 10 Boeing 737-800 and 737 Max models.