Vietjet receives approval to establish Vietjet Aviation Technology Centre and IATA membership

Hong Kong – Vietjet on February 18, 2017 received investment approval from the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City – Board of Management of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park for the establishment of its Aviation Technology Centre project. As part of the massive program to the develop the Vietjet Aviation Academy in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park, the project will break ground next month and is scheduled to go into operation in December, 2017. The First Phase of the project will be a Full Flight Simulator Centre for pilot training, providing run in operation with aircraft manufacturer Airbus.

The Vietjet Aviation Technology Center will be built on a 5.54 hectare site at the R&D Training and Incubation Zone (Science Zone) – “the heart” of the Saigon Hi-tech Park. With its detailed planning and comprehensive organization, Vietjet targets to develop the Aviation Technology Center as a professional aviation research and training center of international standards In keeping with the airline’s rapid expansion, Vietjet attaches great importance in training. The airline’s training center, which opened in early 2015, has so far trained 8,287 staff and provided 655 training courses for a total of 25,249 training hours with 3,351 certificates issued, all of which guaranteeing the development of Vietjet’s international standard and professional expertise that will oversee the airline’s steady and sustainable growth. In another positive development on the same day, Vietjet today received full membership from the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), affirming the new-age carrier’s role and position in both the Vietnamese and international aviation community. Prior to attaining the full membership, Vietjet had been certified by the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). IATA, the most professional, consistent and comprehensive voice of the international aviation industry, actively seeks to support and increase the benefits for all airline members through international recognition, orientation for the industry priorities, encouragement for promotion and innovation in the industry, cost management and cooperation campaigns for communication, training and other services. In his congratulatory letter to Vietjet, Antony Tyler, Former Director General & CEO of IATA said: “I am honored to congratulate Vietjet on receiving IATA’s full membership. IATA’s mission is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry and is the collective voice of some 272 airlines from over 117 countries worldwide. Our vision is to be the force for value creation and innovation driving a safe, secure and profitable air transport industry that sustainably connects and enriches our world. I believe in Vietjet and hope the airline will continue to have more fruitful achievements by maximizing the benefits of being an IATA’s member.”

During its five years of operations, Vietjet has been honored with 32 domestic awards and nine international renowned awards. Besides being named as one of “Top 500 Brands in Asia 2016” by global marketing research company Nielsen, Vietjet was also voted as the “Best Asian Low Cost Carrier” at the TTG Travel Awards 2015 and “Vietnam’s Most Favorite Airline” by The Economic Times of Vietnam. The airline has also been consistently awarded as the “Best Work Place” and “Best Employer Brand” in Asia.