Vietjet Aviation ISC announces the appointment of its senior leaders at a ceremony in HCM City on April 6. (Photo: Vietjet) Accordingly, from April 6, 2023, Nguyen Thi PhuongThao has become Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Company, being NguyenThanh Ha’s successor. Managing DirectorDinh Viet Phuong is appointed as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The appointments are parts of the company’sdevelopment plan, marking the growth of the senior leaders at Vietjet, helping the company tocontinue to expand and develop strongly in the future.
Thao is the founder of Vietjet with the desire tomake the flying dreams of people in both domestic and international come true.The businesswoman, the first self–made female billionaire in Vietnam andSoutheast Asia, has held the position of Vice Chairwoman of the Board ofDirectors and President & CEO ofVietjet for many years. She, together with former Chairwoman Ha, has markedtheir bold impressions on Vietjet to bring about the revolutionary changes in theaviation industry.
Phuong has also worked at Vietjet since itsestablishment and assumed the position of Permanent Vice President and ManagingDirector of Vietjet since October 2020. During the time the aviation industry faced challenges and difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Phuong had madeimportant contributions to help Vietjet overcome the pandemic and recoverstrongly after all.
In 2022, Vietjet transported 20.5 million passengerson 116,000 flights, a 20% increase in domestic passengers compared to the sameperiod in 2019. The total assets also increased by 30% to more than 67,000billion VND (2.85 billion USD) with the long-term debt-to-equity and liquidity ratios staying at0.7 and 1.3 respectively, which are considered as good indicators in theaviation industry. The airline has paid a total of 4,349 billion VND of directand indirect taxes, fees and charges in 2022. This year is expected to bea year of strong growth in international air transport which offers opportunities to the airlines with good financial and operational capacity asVietjet.
The new-age carrier Vietjet has not onlyrevolutionised the aviation industry in Vietnam but also been a pioneeringairline across the region and around the world. With a focus on cost managementability, effective operations, and performance, applying the latest technologyto all activities and leading the trend, Vietjet offers flying opportunitieswith cost-saving and flexible fares as well as diversified services to meetcustomers’ demands.
Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of InternationalAir Transport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)certificate. As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, the airline has been awardedthe highest ranking for safety with seven stars by the world’s only safety andproduct rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal inmany consecutive years. The airline has also been named as Best Low-CostCarrier by renowned organizations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, andmany others./.
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