Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air has entered into a sale-and-leaseback deal with GECAS covering six Airbus A321neos, as well as a support deal with Safran for aircraft engines.
Both deals were signed in Paris during a visit by the general secretary of Vietnam's communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong with French president Emmanuel Macron.
The sale-and-leaseback with GECAS is valued at $800 million, says the airline, while the Safran deal includes fleet management, training, assistance with the efficient use of CFM engines, and aid in setting up regional support facilities.
Flight Fleets Analyzer shows that VietJet's 53 in-service A320 family aircraft are powered by CFM International CFM56 engines. In addition, the five A321s it has on order will also be powered by the CFM56.
The carrier also has orders for the Boeing 737 Max 8-200s, which will be powered by Leap-1B engines.
VietJet's A321neos, meanwhile, are powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1000Gs. Fleets Analyzer shows that it has one in service and 72 on order.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
