A deal for 150 A321neos could be worth around $9.4 billion, according to estimated prices provided by Cirium Ascend

The order, announced Tuesday at the Paris Air Show, came just three weeks after Vietjet doubled its firm orders for the A330neo widebody to 40 aircraft. The carrier also has orders for 96 A320neo-family aircraft that were placed before Tuesday’s deal.

Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet and Airbus have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering a major new order for 100 single-aisle A321neo aircraft, with the potential to add another 50 in the future.

Vietjet has placed an additional order with Rolls-Royce for 40 Trent 7000 engines to power its fleet of 20 Airbus A330neo aircraft.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering a planned new commitment for up to 150 A321neos, 100 of which would be firm orders.

The second day of Paris Air Show 2025 is well underway with defense giants dominating the early headlines, but Airbus later swept in with a huge Vietjet order.

The order comes on top of an older outstanding order for 96 A321neos and 200 Boeing 737 MAXs. Vietjet also signed up for 20 A330-900s, announcing an MOU at the 2024 Farnborough Airshow before firming it earlier this year. The carrier currently operates a fleet of 115 A320 family aircraft and seven A330s.

VietJet Aviation JSC is in talks to order around 100 additional Airbus SE narrowbody jets, with a potential deal as early as the Paris Air Show next week, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Time to book that Vietnam escape you’ve been dreaming of, with discounted flights from Vietjet starting at just $199 one-way on offer for the next week. The low-cost airline has announced a sale on its six direct services from Australia for travel between August and March next year, including a route from Perth to Ho Chi Minh City.