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 Phuong Thao has become Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Company, being Nguyen Thanh Ha’s successor. Managing Director Dinh Viet Phuong is appointed as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The appointments are parts of the company’s development plan, marking the growth of the senior leaders at Vietjet, helping the company to continue to expand and develop strongly in the future.
Thao is the founder of Vietjet with the desire to make the flying dreams of people in both domestic and international come true. The businesswoman, the first self–made female billionaire in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, has held the position of Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and President & CEO of Vietjet for many years. She, together with former Chairwoman Ha, has marked their bold impressions on Vietjet to bring about the revolutionary changes in the aviation industry.
Phuong has also worked at Vietjet since its establishment and assumed the position of Permanent Vice President and Managing Director of Vietjet since October 2020. During the time the aviation industry faced challenges and difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Phuong had made important contributions to help Vietjet overcome the pandemic and recover strongly after all.
In 2022, Vietjet transported 20.5 million passengers on 116,000 flights, a 20% increase in domestic passengers compared to the same period in 2019. The total assets also increased by 30% to more than 67,000 billion VND (2.85 billion USD) with the long-term debt-to-equity and liquidity ratios staying at 0.7 and 1.3 respectively, which are considered as good indicators in the aviation industry. The airline has paid a total of 4,349 billion VND of direct and indirect taxes, fees and charges in 2022. This year is expected to be a year of strong growth in international air transport which offers opportunities to the airlines with good financial and operational capacity as Vietjet.
The new-age carrier Vietjet has not only revolutionised the aviation industry in Vietnam but also been a pioneering airline across the region and around the world. With a focus on cost management ability, effective operations, and performance, applying the latest technology to all activities and leading the trend, Vietjet offers flying opportunities with cost-saving and flexible fares as well as diversified services to meet customers’ demands.
Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, the airline has been awarded the highest ranking for safety with seven stars by the world’s only safety and product rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in many consecutive years. The airline has also been named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by renowned organizations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others./.
VNA
