Vietjet Orders 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200

chrisp390 · Mon May 23, 2016 4:36 am

Bloomberg reporting an order from Vietjet, an airline who previously flew an all Airbus fleet is set to be annnounced during President Obama's trip to Vietnam.

Mortyman · Mon May 23, 2016 4:42 am

Is there such a thing as an Boeing 737 MAX 200 ?

You mean 7, 8 or 9 ?

chrisp390 · Mon May 23, 2016 4:44 am

Quoting Mortyman (Reply 1):

Yes, there is. It was launched by Ryanair and brings the total number of seats in the airplane to just under 200 I believe.

DouglasDC10 · Mon May 23, 2016 4:44 am

The MAX 200 is a MAX 8 certified for 200 passengers which was originally designed for Ryanair.

airnorth · Mon May 23, 2016 4:46 am

here is the link:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...lion-dollar-jet-order-from-vietjet

coolian2 · Mon May 23, 2016 4:46 am

I'm so not going to be able to get used to that name.

qf789 · Mon May 23, 2016 4:46 am

Quoting chrisp390 (Thread starter):
Bloomberg reporting an order from Vietjet, an airline who previously flew an all Airbus fleet is set to be annnounced during President Obama's trip to Vietnam.

First to be delivered in 2019, all 100 aircraft to be delivered over a 4 year period

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...-order-for-100-planes-from-vietjet

Mortyman · Mon May 23, 2016 4:49 am

Quoting chrisp390 (Reply 2):
Yes, there is. It was launched by Ryanair and brings the total number of seats in the airplane to just under 200 I believe.

Can of sardines ... in other words ...

seahawk · Mon May 23, 2016 4:54 am

Yes, a very important win for Boeing to get an Airbus exclusive operator to switch to the MAX. Seems like this will be a great year for the MAX and the gap in orders will close.

columba · Mon May 23, 2016 5:03 am

Was really surprised by the new designation. Thought they have rebranded the Max as -100Max, -200Max, -300Max

boeing773er · Mon May 23, 2016 5:29 am

Quoting seahawk (Reply 8):

They still have more Airbus on order with 60 A321ceo and I think 70ish A320neos on order

col · Mon May 23, 2016 5:42 am

They have a lot of neo and max coming. Sounds like they could not get their hands on enough Airbus's

XT6Wagon · Mon May 23, 2016 5:59 am

Quoting boeing773er (Reply 10):

They still have more Airbus on order with 60 A321ceo and I think 70ish A320neos on order

guessing the A320NEO is going to be moving on to the better A321NEO.

chiad · Mon May 23, 2016 6:09 am

VietJet now has a fleet of some 30+ A320's, and another 280 A320's and MAX' on order.
Wow!

Beatyair · Mon May 23, 2016 7:21 am

The 737 MAX 200 is the High Density version of the MAX 8. 200 Passengers

scbriml · Mon May 23, 2016 7:29 am

Quoting seahawk (Reply 8):
Yes, a very important win for Boeing to get an Airbus exclusive operator to switch to the MAX.

It isn't a "switch" unless they cancel all their A320ceo & neo orders.

N1120A · Mon May 23, 2016 7:29 am

President Obama made reference to the deal in his joint press conference today.

seahawk · Mon May 23, 2016 7:30 am

Quoting boeing773er (Reply 10):
They still have more Airbus on order with 60 A321ceo and I think 70ish A320neos on order

But the 737 just went from 0 to 130 to 100 to 130, the gap reduced by 100 frames.

sassiciai · Mon May 23, 2016 7:41 am

Is it relatively easy to move from A320 to B373 as flight crew? Will Vietjet build a pool of B737 flight crew from scratch, or seek to transfer some current crews from Airbus to Boeing? Is there any consensus amongst flight crew that prefer one cockpit environment to another?

scbriml · Mon May 23, 2016 7:50 am

Quoting sassiciai (Reply 18):
Is it relatively easy to move from A320 to B373 as flight crew? Will Vietjet build a pool of B737 flight crew from scratch, or seek to transfer some current crews from Airbus to Boeing? Is there any consensus amongst flight crew that prefer one cockpit environment to another?

It's clear from VietJet's PR about the 737 order that they will operate both types concurrently. They talk about this order helping to increase their fleet to 200 aircraft by 2023.

AirbusA6 · Mon May 23, 2016 9:26 am

These new airlines don't hand around do they?

The growth rates of some of these SE Asian airlines staggers and slightly worries me, where do all the pilots and service crew come from?

YLWbased · Mon May 23, 2016 9:52 am

Quoting AirbusA6 (Reply 20):

These new airlines don't hand around do they?

Vietjet Air is not really that "new", they have been around for 5 years already.

Vietnam has just opened up the market for private player and with Jetstar Pacific is now basically Vietnam Airlines, VJ is the only real competitor to VN in the Vietnam Market, where middle class is growing by large numbers.

But yes, I have no idea where on earth did all these crew came from.

YLWbased

JerseyFlyer · Mon May 23, 2016 9:53 am

I wonder if they will take A321neos in the new high density option also (240 seats?). That would be a realistic step up from 200 in the max in terms of "right sizing" capacity across their network.

CARST · Mon May 23, 2016 10:20 am

Quoting JerseyFlyer (Reply 22):
I wonder if they will take A321neos in the new high density option also (240 seats?). That would be a realistic step up from 200 in the max in terms of "right sizing" capacity across their network.

It's a possibility, but perhaps they just want one aircraft size 190-200 seats for all markets. The Ryanair model...

And before it was the Easyjet and also Southwest model of success for a long time. We will see...

RickNRoll · Mon May 23, 2016 10:32 am

Quoting Mortyman (Reply 1):

Is there such a thing as an Boeing 737 MAX 200 ?

When they call it the max 200, do they really mean that is the max? I hope so.

zkojq · Mon May 23, 2016 10:33 am

Just what the South-East-Asia markets needs: Even more capacity!!

Quoting chiad (Reply 13):
VietJet now has a fleet of some 30+ A320's, and another 280 A320's and MAX' on order.

Yeah, I'm skeptical about the sustainability of that growth.

Quoting seahawk (Reply 8):
Seems like this will be a great year for the MAX and the gap in orders will close.

Based on what?

glideslope · Mon May 23, 2016 10:42 am

Quoting col (Reply 11):

They have a lot of neo and max coming. Sounds like they could not get their hands on enough Airbus's

Or, they simply wanted an airframe with an engine option that works?

MrHMSH · Mon May 23, 2016 11:13 am

Big news, Boeing while not clamouring do need a few more MAX200 orders, this is a step in the right direction. Maybe a little surprising, but for LCCs the MAX200 makes a lot of sense.

EPA001 · Mon May 23, 2016 11:14 am

Quoting col (Reply 11):
They have a lot of neo and max coming. Sounds like they could not get their hands on enough Airbus's

It sound like it indeed. Still this is a good one for Boeing. Congratulations are due.

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Quoting scbriml (Reply 19):
It's clear from VietJet's PR about the 737 order that they will operate both types concurrently. They talk about this order helping to increase their fleet to 200 aircraft by 2023.

They will have the neo and the MAX operating in coexistence. Good pricing will have played a role here as well as availability.

bjorn14 · Mon May 23, 2016 11:22 am

Quoting ZKOJQ (Reply 25):

I agree about the sustainability part. Maybe they are banking on the new ASEAN open skies agreement amd they want to be the FR of SE Asia.

AirbusA6 · Mon May 23, 2016 11:43 am

Quoting bjorn14 (Reply 29):
I agree about the sustainability part. Maybe they are banking on the new ASEAN open skies agreement amd they want to be the FR of SE Asia.

Surely Air Asia are the FR of SE Asia already?

And there is a massive difference between the growth of FR and U2 (or WN etc) which took place in a relatively mature environment, with developed airports, ATC, plenty of pilots and maintenance staff etc

As for the plane itself, the MAX200 clearly has very attractive economics for this sort of operator.

Revelation · Mon May 23, 2016 12:06 pm

Quoting Mortyman (Reply 7):
Can of sardines ... in other words ...

Fortunately for them, Vietnamese people might be able to be comfortable in such an a/c.

Quoting AirbusA6 (Reply 20):
These new airlines don't hand around do they?

The growth rates of some of these SE Asian airlines staggers and slightly worries me, where do all the pilots and service crew come from?

Yes, it seems there really is an upcoming airplane bubble.

Is Vietnam investing in airports and ATC at a comparable scale?

It's difficult to see how that much growth can be accommodated both specifically in Vietnam and in Asia as a whole.

SEPilot · Mon May 23, 2016 12:33 pm

Sounds like politics to me. The US President visits, makes nice, and they buy some aircraft from our biggest exporter. I don't think it had anything at all to do with the merits of the aircraft.

MIflyer12 · Mon May 23, 2016 12:44 pm

Quoting SEPilot (Reply 32):
Sounds like politics to me. The US President visits, makes nice, and they buy some aircraft from our biggest exporter. I don't think it had anything at all to do with the merits of the aircraft.

If all it took were a presidential visit to sell $11 Billion worth of high tech exports the president would do nothing else. Care to look at other presidential visits and the full record of sales announcements? That might take work - and lead to better understanding.

neutronstar73 · Mon May 23, 2016 12:51 pm

Quoting SEPilot (Reply 32):
Sounds like politics to me. The US President visits, makes nice, and they buy some aircraft from our biggest exporter. I don't think it had anything at all to do with the merits of the aircraft.

Very simplistic view. Perhaps you can enlighten the group as to why it had nothing to do with the merits of the aircraft. Maybe you have some insider knowledge and can put to rest this notion that maybe, just maybe, Vietjet bought it because, oh, I don't know, they wanted it?

Erebus · Mon May 23, 2016 12:52 pm

Quoting glideslope (Reply 26):
Or, they simply wanted an airframe with an engine option that works?

Are you implying that the LEAP option for the neo is kaput too?

Spacepope · Mon May 23, 2016 1:05 pm

Quoting chrisp390 (Reply 2):
Yes, there is. It was launched by Ryanair and brings the total number of seats in the airplane to just under 200 I believe.

I'l love it better if it was a 732 reengined with "new" high bpass JT8D-200! Somewhere in another parallel universe.

Erebus · Mon May 23, 2016 1:32 pm

Quoting seahawk (Reply 8):
Yes, a very important win for Boeing to get an Airbus exclusive operator to switch to the MAX.

It is about as much a switch as Lion Air ordering 234 A320s after ordering 230 737s about two years before that.

smi0006 · Mon May 23, 2016 1:36 pm

I wonder how Vietnamese airlines, and Qantas owned Jetstar Pacific will respond? Tough to beat so much low cost capacity! Good news for Vietnam, I hope it helps facilitate more social and economic development!

qf789 · Mon May 23, 2016 2:25 pm

now confirmed by Boeing, here's the press release

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=129693

YLWbased · Mon May 23, 2016 2:38 pm

Quoting smi0006 (Reply 38):
I wonder how Vietnamese airlines, and Qantas owned Jetstar Pacific will respond?

1. There is no Vietnamese Airlines, but Vietnam Airlines.
2. Jetstar Pacific is not Qantas own, but Vietnam Airlines Own. (VN owns 70% of Jetstar Pacific)

YLWbased

glideslope · Mon May 23, 2016 2:43 pm

Quoting Erebus (Reply 35):
Are you implying that the LEAP option for the neo is kaput too?

Nope.

smi0006 · Mon May 23, 2016 2:44 pm

Quoting YLWbased (Reply 40):
1. There is no Vietnamese Airlines, but Vietnam Airlines.
2. Jetstar Pacific is not Qantas own, but Vietnam Airlines Own. (VN owns 70% of Jetstar Pacific)

Sorry should have been Vietnam airlines (typo or autocorrect)

Vietnam airlines owns 70%, the remaining 30% is owned by Qantas...

eal · Mon May 23, 2016 2:47 pm

The ASEAN market is about to become a bloodbath and I'm quite excited to see how it will go. For reference here are the order books for the largest LCC's in the region.

Lion Air (Indonesia): Batik Air (Indonesia), Wings Air (Indonesia), Malindo Air (Malaysia), Thai Lion Air (Thailand)
-Currently hold the largest percentage of the Indonesian domestic market
-469 Aircraft on order: 201 737MAX, 43 737NG, 38 A320CEO, 183 A320/1NEO, 10 A330 (Batik Air), 9 ATR72 (Wings Air)

Air Asia (Malaysia): Thailand, Indonesia, India, Japan, Philippines, Air Asia X (Malaysia), Thai Air Asia X, Indonesia Air Asia X
-Currently the largest LCC in Asia
-341 Aircraft on order: 108 A320CEO (Spread throughout the group), 341 A320NEO, 4 A330CEO, 66 A330NEO, 10 A350

Vietjet (Vietnam)
-Largest private Vietnamese carrier
-284 Aircraft on Order: 104 A320/1 CEO, 90 A320NEO, 100 737MAX

Citilink (Indonesia)
-LCC of Garuda
-58 Aircraft on Order: 13 A320CEO, 35 A320NEO, 10 A330CEO

Cebu Pacific (Philippines)
-49 Aircraft on Order: 2 A320CEO, 30 A321NEO, 1 A330CEO, 16 ATR72

Tigerair (Singapore)
-37 A320NEO on Order

JetStar (SE Asian Carriers): JetStar Pacific (Vietnam), JetStar Asia (Singapore)
-15 A320 CEO on order (JetStar Pacific)

NokAir (Thailand)
-LCC of Thai
-13 Aircraft on Order: 8 737MAX, 5 737NG

Scoot (Singapore)
-9 787 on Order

Stitch · Mon May 23, 2016 3:50 pm

Quoting SEPilot (Reply 32):
Sounds like politics to me. The US President visits, makes nice, and they buy some aircraft from our biggest exporter. I don't think it had anything at all to do with the merits of the aircraft.

Guess merit had nothing to do with Vietnam Airlines ordering the 787 when their President visited the United States, either.

Heck, you don't get more political than China when it comes to commercial aircraft orders placed with both Airbus and Boeing and even they make an effort to match the frame to the needs of the airline they assign them to.

N14AZ · Mon May 23, 2016 4:48 pm

Quoting SEPilot (Reply 32):
Sounds like politics to me

Off-topic: I am currently in Hanoi and had a beer at the bar of my hotel. Suddenly a group of bodyguards appeared and US Secretary of States John Kerry took a seat next to me (one of the bodyguards screened me with his eyes, seems as if former planespotters do not look like terrorists...)

Quoting Revelation (Reply 31):
Is Vietnam investing in airports and ATC at a comparable scale?

Unfortunately no. Just had to drive back for 8 hours from one of the provinces due to the lack of a decent domestic flight.

YLWbased · Mon May 23, 2016 5:12 pm

Quoting eal (Reply 43):
The ASEAN market is about to become a bloodbath and I'm quite excited to see how it will go. For reference here are the order books for the largest LCC's in the region.

You forgot to mention:

Golden Myanmar Airlines (Myanmar)
- LCC of Myanmar
- 4 Active aircraft

Malindo Air (Malaysia)
- High-end LCC of Malaysia
- 57 Active aircraft
- JV between Lion Air and Malaysia Defence Department

Cambodia Bayon Airlines (Cambodia)
- Parent Company: Joy Air
- 3 active aircraft
- 9x A320 on order, 16x MA60 on order

Lao Central Airlines (Laos)
- First and Only LCC of Laos
- 3 active aircraft
- 2x SSJ-100 on order

Not to mention there are also non-ASEAN LCC close to southeast Asia that will be indirectly competiting with the ASEAN carriers:

HK Express (Hong Kong)
- LCC of Hong Kong
- Memeber of HNA
- 13 active arircrafts
- 4 A320neo and 2 A321neo to be delivered this year, with 8 more 30Sneo to be delivered by 2018
- Member of the U-fly alliance, allowing interlink between memebers.

Lucky Air (China)
- Based in KMG
- Member of HNA
- Planning to start 20 routes to ASEAN countries in the next 3 years
- Memeber of the U-fly alliance, allowing interlink between memebers.
- active aircraft 26

YLWbased

[Edited 2016-05-23 10:16:49]

SQ22 · Mon May 23, 2016 5:18 pm

From a size perspective it seems to be a good fit for them. 180 seats in A320, 200 on 737-8 and 230 on A321. Question is about configuration of the A321 Neo. Maybe they will go to even higher capacity, means 240 seats.

According to Wikipedia they will get lease 10 used A319 from AB, I searched for a link, but could not find a source.

SEPilot · Mon May 23, 2016 5:26 pm

Quoting MIflyer12 (Reply 33):
If all it took were a presidential visit to sell $11 Billion worth of high tech exports the president would do nothing else.

There are not that many countries that have been ostracized by the US the way Vietnam has. North Korea and Iran, but not many others.

Quoting neutronstar73 (Reply 34):
Very simplistic view. Perhaps you can enlighten the group as to why it had nothing to do with the merits of the aircraft.

Simple. The US has had a very chilly relationship with Vietnam ever since the end of the war. The President essentially ends that (including ending the arms embargo), and what can Vietnam do in return to show goodwill? Order some Boeing planes. That is what it looks like to me.

YLWbased · Mon May 23, 2016 5:35 pm

Quoting Revelation (Reply 31):
Is Vietnam investing in airports and ATC at a comparable scale?

Confirmed and on-going Aviation Related project in Vietnam:

1. Nha Trang Airport (CXR) Expansion - 2nd runway and a new terminal.
2. Hai Phong Airport Expansion - New International Terminal (Completed this month)
3. Cam Ranh Airport Expansion - New International Terminal (due: Dec, 2017)
4. Long Thanh International Airport (New HCMC International Airport) (due: 2023)
5. Haiphong Airport - Terminal Expansion (Completed this month)
6. [Planning Stage] New Lao Cai/Sapa International Airport (expect project start end of this year)
7. [Planning Stage] New Lai Chau Airport (Government funding approved)
8. [Planning Stage] New Son La Airport (Government funding approved)
9. Quang Ninh Ha Long Hay International Airport (due: Dec, 2017)
10. ATC Upgrade: New North-South Air Corridor (due: 2017)
11. DaNang International Airport Expansion - New International Terminal (due: Nov 2017)

This is all I'm aware off, feel free to add to the list if you know more.

YLWbased

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