RPT-VietJet to take delivery of first Boeing 737 MAX jet after long delays, documents show
Published on: Sept. 16, 2025, 10:06 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The move comes after repeated pledges from Vietnamese authorities and the budget airline about the purchase of Boeing planes, which multiple U.S. and Vietnamese officials in recent months described as part of Vietnam's strategy to cut its large trade surplus with Washington and reduce U.S. tariffs on its goods. The handover ceremony is scheduled to take place at a Boeing factory in Seattle on Sunday and to include the participation of Vietnam's president Luong Cuong, who will speak two days later at the U.N. General Assembly in New York alongside multiple world leaders, according to a preliminary schedule seen by Reuters.
