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Vietjet signs US$550 million funding deal with Carlyle Aviation Partners
September 12th 2023
Vietjet has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Carlyle Aviation Partners for US$550 million in aircraft financing. Read More » The funds will support its Boeing order of up to 200 737 MAX family aircraft, the LCC said. The first 12 737 MAXs of the commitment will be delivered to the LCC group next year and are planned to join Thai Vietjet. “We are pleased to accompany and witness Vietjet’s significant growth over the last decade,” Carlyle Aviation Partners president, Robert Korn, said. “The airline has offered passengers reasonable fares and convenient travel options, contributing positively to aviation and tourism development and fostering investment between Vietnam and the international community.” The MoU was announced on the sidelines of a Hanoi meeting between U.S. and Vietnam government leaders on September 11.
