Vietnam Airlines starts construction of 2 projects worth nearly 1,800 billion VND at Long Thanh airport

On June 15, at Long Thanh International Airport, Vietnam Airlines and its member units simultaneously started construction on two large-scale aviation service projects, including the No. 1 Airline Catering Project and the No. 1 Aircraft Maintenance Service Investment and Construction Project.

The two projects, with a total investment of nearly VND1,800 billion, are implemented by Vietnam Air Catering Services Company Limited (VACS) and Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (VAECO). These are all key member units of Vietnam Airlines .

These works belong to component project 4, the aviation service area at Long Thanh airport, which is planned to develop items such as aircraft maintenance, ground services, catering, logistics and aviation engineering. The goal is to form a synchronous, modern and internationally standard exploitation ecosystem at Vietnam's future transit airport.

According to Deputy General Director Le Duc Canh, as a pioneer and a key enterprise in the aviation industry, Vietnam Airlines has proactively participated from the very beginning in the process of building and developing Long Thanh airport. Through a service ecosystem including catering, technical maintenance, ground handling and aviation fuel supply, Vietnam Airlines is committed to mobilizing all resources and a wide flight network, with the participation of airlines in the Skyteam alliance, and other strategic cooperation in the aviation sector to contribute to building Long Thanh into a leading aviation transit hub in Asia.

Vietnam Airlines Deputy General Director Le Duc Canh spoke.

The No. 1 Aviation Catering Service Investment and Construction Project implemented by VACS is built on land E-09 with an area of ​​30,646 m², with a total preliminary investment of about 687 billion VND.

In the first phase, the factory has the capacity to provide 20,000 meals/day and will be expanded to 40,000 meals/day according to the development progress of Long Thanh airport.

The food processing and preservation line is designed according to international standards, meeting the strict standards of 5-star airlines, integrating a quality management system and food hygiene and safety that meets international standards such as ISO 45001:2018, 22000:2018, 9001:2015...

In particular, VACS will have a Halal kitchen area with a completely closed and separate process, covering an area of ​​1,672 m². In addition to serving Vietnam Airlines, VACS also aims to serve domestic and international airlines operating at Long Thanh airport, which is expected to soon become an international transit hub in the Asian region.

Director of Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam Uong Viet Dung speaks.

Meanwhile, the No. 1 aircraft maintenance service investment and business project implemented by VAECO on land plot E-01, with an area of ​​45,525 m², has a total investment of more than VND 1,100 billion in phase 1. This is an integrated aviation engineering complex, including a hangar capable of simultaneously maintaining 2 wide-body aircraft (Code E) and 2 narrow-body aircraft (Code C), along with equipment workshops, technical areas, material warehouses and auxiliary systems. The minimum designed maintenance capacity is 250,000 Mhrs/year, expected to serve 120-150 aircraft maintenance trips/year.

The project is expected to be completed at the same time as Long Thanh airport goes into commercial operation. At that time, this will be one of the most modern aviation technical centers in Vietnam, providing line maintenance and base maintenance services for aircraft such as Airbus A320, A321, A350 or Boeing 787...

Previously, VIAGS Ground Services Company, another unit of Vietnam Airlines, implemented a project to repair and maintain ground vehicles and equipment in Long Thanh. The simultaneous implementation of key service projects demonstrates Vietnam Airlines' methodical and comprehensive investment orientation in the service ecosystem at the future strategic base airport, in addition to existing centers such as Noi Bai, Da Nang and Tan Son Nhat.

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