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Vietnam Airlines to demand quotes for 50 narrowbody jets next year

Vietnam Airlines will release a request for proposition to airplane manufacturers next year to purchase 50 narrowbody jets, its CEO said on Wednesday.

The carrier in 2015 signed a provisional handle Boeing for 50 737 MAX aircrafts that has yet to be settled.

In Vietnam we need to go through the bidding procedure, we have to open to others ... the door is still open for everyone, Vietnam Airlines CEO Le Hong Ha told Reuters on the sidelines of an Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines event in Brunei. Boeing. is one option, they have an excellent deal for us.

Jet and Boeing are the main worldwide manufacturers. of single-aisle aircraft, with Airplane' A320neo household contending. versus the 737 MAX. Vietnam Airlines' present narrowbody fleet. includes just Airbus aircrafts, according to its website.

The airline needs 170 new aircraft by 2035, its CEO said.

(source: Reuters)