Vietnam Air Services Company

Vietnam Air Services Company
Công ty bay Dịch vụ Hàng không

IATA ICAO Callsign 0V VFC VASCO AIR
Founded	1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Parent company	Vietnam Airlines
Headquarters	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Key people	Bui Ngoc Hoang
Website	www.vasco.com.vn

The Vietnam Air Services Company (

VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.^[2] It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,^[3] and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.^[4] It has been reported that Vietnam Airlines wishes to use VASCO as a basis for a low-cost carrier, established in conjunction with foreign partners.^[4][5]

Destinations

As of 2019, VASCO currently flies to ten destinations in Vietnam.[6]

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Philippines	Subic Bay	Subic Bay International Airport	Terminated	[7]
Vietnam	Cà Mau	Ca Mau Airport
	Cần Thơ	Can Tho International Airport
	Côn Đảo	Con Dao Airport	Focus city
	Chu Lai	Chu Lai International Airport	Terminated
	Da Lat	Lien Khuong International Airport	Terminated
	Da Nang	Da Nang International Airport	Hub
	Điện Biên Phủ	Dien Bien Phu Airport
	Đồng Hới	Dong Hoi Airport
	Hanoi	Noi Bai International Airport	Hub
	Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Hub
	Phu Quoc	Phu Quoc International Airport
	Qui Nhơn	Phu Cat Airport	Terminated
	Rạch Giá	Rach Gia Airport
	Tuy Hòa	Dong Tac Airport
	Vinh	Vinh International Airport
	Vũng Tàu	Vung Tau Airport	Terminated	[8][9]

Fleet

As of April 2019, VASCO fleet consists of the following aircraft :^[10]

Former fleets

Here are the list of fleets formerly operated by VASCO.

• Antonov An-2
• Antonov An-30
• BAE Jetstream

Restructuring and rebranding

It is believed^[

. Vietnam Airlines would add more aircraft to VASCO's fleet if the plans are materialized.

In April, 2016, Vietnam Airlines announced the establishment of the new VNĐ300 billion (US$13.4 million) airline in the previous month, based on the restructuring of its subsidiary, VASCO, to a new brand: SkyViet.^[11] However, in 2017, the plan was ultimately cancelled due to the requests from the stakeholders.^[12]

See also

• Indochina Airlines
• Pacific Airlines
• Southern Service Flight Company
• Transport in Vietnam
• VietJet Air

References

1. ^ "Home Archived 2005-02-05 at the Wayback Machine." Vietnam Air Services Company. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. "Copyright by VIETNAM AIR SERVICES CO(VASCO) B114 Bạch Đằng St,Ward 2, Tan Binh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam"
2. ^ ^{a b} "VASCO website: About Us". Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
3. ^ "Vietnam Airlines' revenue takes off". Viet Nam News. 17 July 2004.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline". Forbes. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009.
5. ^ "2007: Vietnam's aviation industry will renew itself". Vietnam Economic Times. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
6. ^ "Điểm đến - CÔNG TY BAY DỊCH VỤ HÀNG KHÔNG (VASCO)" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-08-17.
7. ^ "Công Ty Bay Dịch Vụ Hàng Không - Công Ty Bay Dịch Vụ Hàng Không". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
8. ^ "VASCO mở thêm 2 đường bay ngắn". vietbao.vn. Archived from the original on 2008-06-13.
9. ^ "Vasco và những thay đổi trên các đường bay phía Nam". vietbao.vn. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01.
10. ^ "Vietnam Airlines issues regional jet lease RfP". ch aviation. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
11. ^ "VASCO to be renamed SkyViet". VietnamNews. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
12. ^ "SkyViet flight meets untimely end - News VietNamNet". english.vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

External links

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• Official website (in Vietnamese)