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National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has received a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) issued by the Transport Canada, allowing it to operate flights to the North American country. The FAOC took effect on June 11 with unlimited time and number of flights. Accordingly, the carrier could operate flights carrying passengers and cargo between Vietnam and all airports in Canada. The earliest flight is scheduled to take off on June 30. Vietnam Airlines is the first carrier in Vietnam to receive Canadian authorities' permit to run flights to the country. The carrier is building a plan to conduct flights between the two nations, with Toronto and Vancouver as its major destinations. With a total distance of over 20,000km and two-way flight time of over 30 hours, the airliner will use wide-body aircraft Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 for the service. Earlier, it received the FAOC for the first time which was valid from July 13 to October 13, 2020 and extended till November 15, … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines licensed to operate flights to Canada

Vietnam Airlines has remained the first and only airline in Vietnam that has been approved by the Canadian authorities. National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been officially licensed by the Canadian Department of Transportation to conduct commercial transport of passengers and cargo between the two countries. The airline was granted the "Foreign Air Operator Certificate" (FAOC) after more than four months of negotiations between Vietnam Airlines and Canadian authorities. Canada is one of the countries with the strictest legal barriers for foreign airlines to operate. Vietnam Airlines licensed for commercial flights to Canada. Photo: Vietnam Airlines To achieve this certification, Vietnam Airlines has worked with at least six specialized agencies of Canada including Aviation Authorities, the Ministry of Transport, Aviation Security Agency, Border Services Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The FAOC issued to … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines licensed for commercial flights to Canada

Vietnam Airlines is the first Vietnamese carrier to get this permission is granted after a stringent process. The examination process for Vietnam Airlines took four months. The airline plans to launch repatriation flights to bring the Vietnamese in Canada back home, as also carry the Canadians and students who want to study abroad to Canada. It will operate flights mainly to Toronto and Vancouver. The airline will use its biggest wide-body aircraft - the Boeing 787 or the Airbus A350 for these flights. It will implement strict Covid-19 prevention measures on the flights. The first flight is set to take off on June 30 to Toronto to bring home Vietnamese citizens stuck in the country. The carrier has also received permission from U.S. authorities to conduct 12 repatriation flights this year, the first of which is scheduled for this month. Vietnam Airlines had been allowed to operate flights to Canada last year, but only for four months from July to November. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines gets clearance for Canada flights

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on Friday that it has received a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) issued by the Transport Canada, allowing it to operate flights to the North American country starting this month. The FAOC, the fruit of more than four months of working between the Vietnamese carrier and the Canadian authorities, took effect on June 11 with unlimited time and number of flights. The airline is now eligible to operate flights carrying passengers and cargo between Vietnam and all airports in Canada, with the earliest flight scheduled to take off on June 30. Vietnam Airlines is the first carrier in Vietnam to receive Canadian authorities’ permit to carry out flights to the country. The carrier is building a plan to conduct flights between the two nations, with Toronto and Vancouver as its major destinations. With a total distance of over 20,000 kilometers and two-way flight time of over 30 hours, the airline will use wide-body aircraft … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines permitted to operate flights to Canada

First-quarter low growth seeks solutions The nation's economic growth in the first half of the year was at a rate lower than that targeted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic hurting production and business activities. The government is mulling over new solutions to drive the economy forwards, with some international forecasts still proving upbeat. Based on economic performance in the first five months of this year, the government has just reported to the National Assembly Standing Committee its fresh forecast that the economy’s total GDP in the first six months of this year will be nearly VND4 quadrillion (US$174.4 billion), up about 5.8% year-on-year, or 0.42 percentage points lower than the target of 6.22% as set out in the Resolution No.01/NQ-CP released on January 1 on the key tasks for the implementation of the socioeconomic development plan and state budget estimates for 2021. The 5.8% rise will also be 0.12 percentage points lower than the government’s … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 19