32 hours to ‘rescue’ Airbus A320 fleet in Vietnam
Economy 11:49 12/12/2025A midnight ‘ultimatum’ from Airbus sent Vietnam’s aviation sector into a 32-hour race to update software on 81 aircraft.
From 'Icarus bug' to flawed panels: Airbus counts cost of relying on single model
World 11:36 07/12/2025PARIS - This week, Airbus got a brutal reminder that even the world’s most-delivered jet - the A320 - isn’t immune to shocks as disparate as solar flares and flawed metal.
All Airbus A320, A321 jets in Vietnam resume safe operations after software update
Economy 12:42 01/12/2025Vietnamese airlines confirmed on Sunday that 81 of the country’s 169 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft had completed a mandatory software update required by Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Vietnam airlines complete Airbus software update after emergency order
Vietnam News 18:12 30/11/2025Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air have completed emergency software updates on their Airbus A320-family aircraft, allowing flights to resume normal schedules on Sunday after a safety directive from European regulators, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said.
Vietnamese airlines race to meet software-update deadline for Airbus A320 fleet
Economy 15:34 29/11/2025Vietnam’s national flag air carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost airline Vietjet are moving swiftly to complete mandatory software updates on their Airbus A320 aircraft following an urgent directive from Airbus.
Vietnam aviation authority orders maximum passenger support amid Airbus technical updates
Economy 13:58 29/11/2025The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has called on airlines to offer maximum assistance to passengers in light of urgent software updates required for Airbus A320 aircraft, which could disrupt flight schedules.
Vietnam’s airlines hold overnight emergency meeting as 6,000 Airbus jets recalled for software updates
Economy 09:00 29/11/2025Airbus has issued an urgent directive for software updates on roughly 6,000 A320 aircraft worldwide after discovering that intense solar radiation can distort critical flight-control data, forcing the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and domestic air carriers to hold an overnight emergency meeting as their fleets are dominated by the affected A320-family jets.
Airbus A320 flies past Boeing 737 as most-delivered jet in history
World 10:17 08/10/2025Europe's Airbus broke a major commercial barrier on Tuesday when its A320 family of planes overtook the Boeing 737 to become the most-delivered jetliner in history.
Vietnam’s newly-established carrier Sun PhuQuoc Airways receives 1st aircraft
Economy 12:10 11/08/2025Vietnam’s Sun PhuQuoc Airways, a newly-established carrier under Sun Group, received its first aircraft — a brand-new Airbus A321NX delivered from Germany’s Hamburg — at Phu Quoc Airport on Sunday, the company said.
Vietnam’s Vietravel Airlines acquires first aircraft
Economy 13:52 29/06/2025Vietnamese air carrier Vietravel Airlines has received an Airbus A321 aircraft, its first wholly-owned plane, at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.
Vietnam Airlines signs deal to buy 50 narrow-body aircraft
Economy 21:24 25/06/2025Vietnam Airlines has officially signed a contract to purchase 50 narrow-body aircraft, chairman Dang Ngoc Hoa said during the airline’s 2025 annual general meeting held on Wednesday.
Paris Airshow opens under cloud of India crash, Mideast conflict
World 10:56 16/06/2025PARIS - The Paris Airshow opens on Monday with its usual fanfare of aircraft orders expected to be tempered by concerns over India’s deadliest air disaster and escalating missile strikes between Israel and Iran that have rattled the global aviation industry.
