Transport infrastructure and facilities
Airports and air travel
VietJet looks to soar above its domestic and foreign rivals
VietJet Aviation, a privately run discount airline also known as VietJet Air, listed on the Ho Chi Minh City bourse on Feb. 28. The carrier eventually expects to eclipse state-run Vietnam Airlines in the domestic market, but it also has big goals for its international ...
Local airlines to face headwinds
Cambodian airlines trying to grow and capture a slice of the more promising Chinese market will face stern competition from more-established international carriers, while new startups could struggle to gain a foothold in the Kingdom’s relatively small market, according to new research by the Centre ...
Airbus weighs up Thai investment
AIRBUS Group is considering investing in an aircraft maintenance centre in Thailand in a move seen as a vote of confidence in the country’s aviation industry and government plans to boost the industrial technology base. The European plane maker signed a memorandum of understanding to ...
Angkor Air, Air France MoU
Cambodia Angkor Air and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance on March 7 signed a memorandum of understanding to cover component support and maintenance services for the national flag carrier’s fleet of Airbus A320. The 12-year agreement includes full component support services, repairs and maintenance, pool ...
ASEAN officials work toward realising single aviation market
Senior officials from ASEAN aviation and dialogue partners continuously contribute their commitments to realise their vision and targets in relation to build up the comprehensive ASEAN Single Aviation Market, which is one of the key milestones in realising the AEC. The officials are currently attending ...
Outbound travel up by 20% in 2016
Cambodians spent about $600 million abroad last year, state media reported on February 27, while official figures showed a 20 percent annual increase in outbound tourism. Tourism Minister Thong Khon estimated that Cambodians travelling abroad spent $600 million in 2016, state news agency AKP said, ...
Officials told to submit airport plan
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged the ministries of Transport and Defence to finalise a plan to expand Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City and report to the Government next week. The Airport Design and Construction Consultancy One Member Ltd Company ...
New decision aims to enhance project implementation and costings
A new draft Prime Ministerial Decision plans to make all government investment project costs and technical specification estimations subject to Ministry of Public Works oversight. According to the draft decision, only the relevant authority within the Ministry of Public Works and Transport will be able ...
PM stresses land as focus for transport development
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has stressed for land to be the main focus of transportation development in the country, calling for careful decisions on every water and air transportation project. Mr Thongloun put this direction in his address at the annual meeting of the Public ...
City airport granted expansion land
The Ministry of National Defence on February 21 handed over 21 hectares of land to the Ministry of Transport to expand the overloaded Tân Sơn Nhất airport, the largest airport in HCM City. The signing ceremony was attended by Senior Lieutenant General Trần Đơn, deputy minister of ...
