China's Comac Lands Its Most Significant International Customer Yet

Piloting Pragmatism: Vietnam’s Aircraft Diplomacy through the COMAC Deal

During General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to China on 14-17 April, Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet signed a financing agreement with a Shanghai Pudong Development Bank subsidiary for the operating lease of 10 Chinese-made COMAC C909 aircraft. More than a commercial transaction, the deal offers a glimpse into how Hanoi is managing its evolving relationship with China through an increasingly pragmatic economy-first approach. At the practical…

China's Comac Lands Its Most Significant International Customer Yet

Skift Take: The plane in this deal isn't what will trouble Airbus and Boeing – it's the customer. Vietjet is exactly the kind of fast-growing, Western-aligned operator that Comac needs if it wants to prove its jets can sell anywhere other than China.Read the Complete Story On Skift

VietJet signs lease agreement for 10 COMAC C909 aircraft

Vietjet has signed a lease agreement to acquire 10 COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) C909 aircraft in a sign of a deepening commitment to the Chinese-made narrowbody. On April 16, 2026, Vietjet confirmed contracts for the lease were agreed with SPDB Financial Leasing (SPDBFL), a subsidiary of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. The lease announcement came as Vietnam’s President To Lam arrived in China on a state visit at the invitat…

Vietnamese airline to lease up to 10 C909 aircraft from China

Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Air has agreed to lease up to 10 Chinese-made C909 regional passenger jets, reports the South China Morning Post. The move is expected to give a lift to their manufacturer’s goal of vying with Airbus and Boeing in overseas civil aviation. VietJet said in a statement that it had agreed with SPDB […]