Bamboo Airways receives first aircraft, brings forward maiden flight by two days: report

19 December, 2018

Bamboo Airways CEO Dang Tat Thanh reportedly said the airline received its first aircraft, an A319, from an Irish lessor and preponed its maiden flight from 29-Dec-2018 to 27-Dec-2018 (VnExpress, 17-Dec-2018). The airline also expects to receive an A320 from the same lessor in Dec-2018 or early Jan-2019. The launch of commercial operations is subject to the airline receiving an air operator's certificate.