Bamboo Airways commits to 20 787s

Start-up Vietnamese airline, Bamboo Airways, has committed to purchase 20 787-9 Dreamliners. When finalised, the deal will be worth $5.6B at current list prices. The announcement was made during a signing ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce office, witnessed by Voung Dinh Hue, deputy prime minister of Vietnam, and Nazak Nikakhtar, Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, US Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. As part of the agreement, Bamboo Airways completed the deposit requirement in mid-June to reserve the 20 aircraft, which are tentatively schedule to deliver from April 2020 through 2021. “We are excited to introduce these