Vietstar Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
- VSM[1] VIETSTAR[1]
Founded2010 (2010)
Commenced operations2020 (2020)
Operating basesTan Son Nhat Airport
Hubs
Fleet size4
Parent companyVietnam People's Air Force
HeadquartersHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Key peoplePhạm Trịnh Phương held the chairman, and CEO[2]
Websitewww.vietstarairlines.vn/Eng/Default.aspx

Vietstar Airlines Multirole Corporation (VSA or VSM; Vietnamese: Công ty Hàng Không Lưỡng Dụng Ngôi Sao Việt, lit. 'Viet Star Dual-Purpose Aviation Company'),[3] operating as Vietstar Airlines, is a Vietnamese airline registered in 28 Phan Thuc Duyen Street, Ward 4, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with head office in Ho Chi Minh City.[2] The airline was established with a charter capital of VND800 billion ($34.33 million) and partially owned by the A41 Factory, a Vietnam People's Air Force-associated company.[4] The carrier started operations in early 2020.

History

The airline was founded on April 27, 2010 and submitted its request to the Vietnamese Prime Minister for approval.[2] The airline's AOC was granted on July 23, 2019.[2]

Operations started in January, 2020 with a leased Embraer Legacy 600 and Beechcraft King Air B300 linking major cities in Vietnam.[2]

Corporate affairs

Key people

As of July 2019, Phạm Trịnh Phương is the chairman and CEO.[2]

Ownership

Vietstar Airlines is a joint venture between several aviation-related enterprises and is a wholly government-owned corporation, a unit of the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam.[5]

Headquarters

Vietstar Airlines is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City.[5]

Services

Vietstar Airlines specializes in offering private jet charter for business and leisure. It also provides air ambulance services.[5] Vietstar Airlines is also provides engineering and ground handling services in many Vietnamese airports.

Fleets

Vietstar Airlines fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
King Air 350 1 —
Embraer Legacy 600 1 —
Embraer ERJ-135 1 —
Embraer Legacy 650 1 —
Total 4 —

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "JO 7340.2J Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hãng hàng không Vietstar Airlines được cấp phép bay (Vietstar Airlines is granted the Aircraft Operator Certificate (AOC)" (in Vietnamese). Tuoi Tre News. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Vietstar Airlines. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ↑ "Vietstar Airlines cleared to take to the skies". VnExpress. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  5. 1 2 3 "Vietstar Airlines". centreforaviation.com.
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