Vietjet Aviation

It's been nearly a year since the billionaire known as Madam Thao had four Airbus A321s grounded on the tarmac in Vietnam.

Vietnam's budget airline VietJet Aviation will launch 13 new routes between the Southeast Asian country and India later this year, the company said on Monday, noting it also planned to add more Airbus A330 planes.

Vietnamese aviation authorities have grounded two foreign pilots after a VietJet Air passenger plane they were controlling skidded off a runway as it landed in Ho Chi Minh City, state media reported on Monday.

Currently, Vietjet operates around 400 flights daily with 129 routes covering places across Vietnam and international destinations.

In a statement, VietJet said the deal was "the largest ever single commercial airplane purchase in Vietnam aviation".

VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Co., the Vietnamese carrier known for its bikini-clad flight attendants, may hold its initial public offering as early as the second quarter as it plans to build global routes and become a top budget airline in Asia.

It's been nearly a year since the billionaire known as Madam Thao had four Airbus A321s grounded on the tarmac in Vietnam.

Vietnam's budget airline VietJet Aviation will launch 13 new routes between the Southeast Asian country and India later this year, the company said on Monday, noting it also planned to add more Airbus A330 planes.

Vietnamese aviation authorities have grounded two foreign pilots after a VietJet Air passenger plane they were controlling skidded off a runway as it landed in Ho Chi Minh City, state media reported on Monday.

Currently, Vietjet operates around 400 flights daily with 129 routes covering places across Vietnam and international destinations.

In a statement, VietJet said the deal was "the largest ever single commercial airplane purchase in Vietnam aviation".

VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Co., the Vietnamese carrier known for its bikini-clad flight attendants, may hold its initial public offering as early as the second quarter as it plans to build global routes and become a top budget airline in Asia.