United Vietnam prepares to welcome first US passenger jet since ...
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HO CHI MINH CITY - Vietnam prepared to welcome on Friday the arrival of a United Airlines jumbo jet making the first passenger flight by an American carrier to the communist nation since the fall of Saigon in 1975.
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Late Friday, a United Airlines  plane will arrive in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, marking the  first time that a commercial American airliner will be landing  in the country since the Vietnam War.
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Japan Airlines&#39; decision to replace older aircraft with Boeing Co.&#39;s new 7E7 passenger jet represents a modest success for the US aircraft maker, but Boeing is far from declaring victory in its rivalry with Europe&#39;s Airbus to woo Asian
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Boeing Co. said Thursday that Vietnam Airlines would become the latest taker for its new 7E7 jetliner, with a plan to order four 7E7-8s to be delivered in 2010. The deal is valued at about &#36;500 million at list prices, although airlines usually negotiate big discounts.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States is about to impose new security regulations on international travelers just as the country is experiencing its first increase in such visitors since the Sept. 11 attacks.
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THE first commercial flight between the United States and Vietnam since their war 30 years ago landed yesterday to open a new chapter of cultural and economic exchange between the former foes.
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Vietnam Airlines Corp. said it plans to buy four Boeing Co. 7E7s, as the state-owned carrier attempts to expand its long-range fleet and may start flights to the US.
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The world's biggest passenger plane is set to be unveiled for the first time - with more riding on it than just the 550 passengers the aircraft can accommodate.
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The Department of Civil Aviation Dubai, last night welcomed the inaugural Air China flight CA 941 from Beijing to Dubai International Airport.
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Amid a flourish of celebratory music, a group of dignitaries, businesspeople and Vietnamese Americans took off from San Francisco International Airport just past noon Thursday, bound for Ho Chi Minh City.
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SAN FRANCISCO A United Airlines plane has taken off on the first direct flight from the United States to Vietnam in almost three decades.
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Nearly all air travelers entering the U.S. will be required to show passports beginning Jan. 23, including returning Americans and people from Canada and other nations in the Western Hemisphere.
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After almost three decades of lacking direct flight, a US passenger plane on Thursday left San Francisco for Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon.
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Vietnam's foreign minister was set to start an official six-day trip to the United States Sunday, paving the way for visits by the communist country's president and prime minister later this year.
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The aerospace company expects to finalize a contract with  Vietnam Airlines in the first quarter of 2005 for four 7E7  planes, which are worth around $500 million at list price.
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam The first US passenger jet to fly to Vietnam in almost 30 years is on the ground in Ho Chi Minh City. United Airlines Flight 869 landed in Vietnam about 7:00 this morning after leaving San Francisco yesterday.
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United Airlines began service between San Francisco and Vietnam Thursday, the first such regular flight to the Asian country in 30 years.