Vietnam aviation faces safety rating challenge

Construction of Long Thanh International Airport should begin next year with private funding prioritized, Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has said.

Vietnamese carriers are keen on operating direct flights to the U.S., but worried about recouping the large investments involved.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) desires to be the main investor in the Long Thanh International Airport.

A Vietnamese woman fled from a Japanese airport Sunday after a delay in processing her papers forced her to stay there overnight.

Budget airline Vietjet said Saturday it will launch direct flights between Phu Quoc Island and Hong Kong in April.

Respect international laws and maintain peace, Vietnam says as the U.S. and the U.K. held joint drill in the South China Sea.

A Vietnamese woman arrested last month at a French airport for drug trafficking claims she’s a victim of identity theft.

Eight people have been arrested in Australia on charges of trafficking more than 14 kg of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, authorities said Wednesday.

A Boeing 707 cargo plane with at least nine people on board crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capital, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Vietnam’s largest airport is bracing for an influx of passengers during Tet, the Lunar New Year, early next month.

The Transport Ministry's aviation authority has placed budget carrier Vietjet under special monitoring for 18 days over recent mishaps.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has tasked the transport ministry with ensuring no fatal aviation accident occurs in the country.

The first flight will take off from Van Don International Airport on December 30.