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Founded | 2017 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 16 January 2019 | ||||||
AOC # | 366 | ||||||
Operating bases | Phu Cat Airport | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Bamboo Club[1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 29 | ||||||
Destinations | 29 | ||||||
Parent company | FLC Group (52.7%)[2] | ||||||
Headquarters | Cầu Giấy, Hanoi, Vietnam[3] | ||||||
Key people |
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Total assets | ![]() | ||||||
Website | bambooairways |
Bamboo Airways JSC,[9] operating as Bamboo Airways, is a Vietnamese leisure airline owned by the FLC Group, registered in Quy Nhơn, Vietnam, with a head office in Cầu Giấy District, Hanoi.[3] Founded in 2017, the airline launched operations on 16 January 2019. It operates a mixed fleet of narrowbody and widebody aircraft, and has hubs at Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
The airline was founded in 2017.[citation needed] In March 2018, a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for up to 24 Airbus A321neos in a deal worth up to US$3.1 billion was signed; the event was witnessed by the General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng and the French Parliamentary President François de Rugy.[10][11][12] On 25 June 2018, with the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ, the FLC Group officially signed an agreement with Boeing for an order of 20 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft worth $5.6 billion.[12][13]
The airline aimed to hire up to 600 personnel when it began in April 2018, and additionally had goals to operate as a five-star airline.[14][failed verification][10] In July 2018, The FLC Group announced it would be increasing its charter capital to $56.52 million.[15]
The establishment of the carrier was approved by the Prime Minister of Vietnam in July 2018.[16] The airline's AOC was granted on 9 July 2018, and Bamboo Airways subsequently passed the five stages for certification required by Vietnam's Civil Aviation Authority.[17] After reviewing the airline's financial structure and business plan, the Ministry of Transport issued an aviation license in November 2018.[18] The carrier inducted its first aircraft, an Airbus A319-100, in December 2018.[19] The same month, Bamboo Airways took delivery of its first A321neo, on lease from GECAS.[17][20] The airline started operations using aircraft acquired by lease from third party lessors, before taking delivery of aircraft from Airbus.[21] Operations started on 16 January 2019, with a leased Airbus A320 linking Ho Chi Minh City with Hanoi.[22] A firm order covering ten Boeing 787-9s was made public in early 2019.[23] The carrier received its first A320neo in November 2019.[24] The airline's first Boeing 787-9 was delivered a month later.[25]
As of November 2018[update], Duong Thi Mai Hoa held the vice-president and general manager positions.[26] Dang Tat Thang held the CEO position, as of December 2018[update].[27]
Bamboo Airways is owned by FLC Group, a company that specializes property development, finance, and mining, among other activities.[11]
Bamboo Airways is headquartered in Hanoi.[3]
As of May 2022[update], Bamboo Airways serves the following destinations:[28]
As of April 2022[update], the Bamboo Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[50][51][52]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers[citation needed] | Notes | |||
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C | W | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 1[19] | — | 8 | — | 120 | 128 | |
Airbus A320-200 | 6 | — | 8 | — | 162 | 170 | |
16 | — | 120 | 136 | ||||
Airbus A320neo | 6 | — | 8 | — | 162 | 170[24] | |
— | — | 180 | 180 | ||||
Airbus A321-200 | 3 | — | 8 | — | 184 | 192 | |
Airbus A321neo | 5 | 1[53] | 16 | — | 182 | 198 | Signed MoU for 24 airframes, no firmed order yet[54] |
8 | — | 196 | 198[55] | ||||
8 | — | 215 | 223 | Equipped with Airbus Cabin Flex configuration[56] | |||
Boeing 787-9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 247 | 294[57] | With an MoU for 20 more airframes[13] |
30 | 36 | 226 | 292[57] | ||||
Embraer E190 | 5[58] | — | 6 | — | 92 | 98 | |
Total | 29 | 12 |