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Vietnam's Vinpearl Air takes off next summer with 6-plane fleet

Vingroup unit to train its own pilots as it chases middle-class-driven growth

Crowded skies: Vinpearl enters a market already served by five carriers, including Vietjet and Vietnam Airlines. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)

HANOI -- Vinpearl Air, the airline founded by leading Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, will begin commercial flights next July as the country's sixth carrier.

Vinpearl Air will start off with six passenger planes, then add an average of six aircraft a year, including widebodies. The fleet will expand to 30 jets in 2024, then 42 planes in 2026.

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