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U.S. to help vietnam buy 4 Boeing 787s

U.S. Export-Import Bank Gives Vietnam Airlines OK for $400M Loan to Buy 4 Boeing 787s

HANOI - The U.S. Export-Import bank has given Vietnam Airlines preliminary approval for a $400 million loan to help purchase four Boeing 787 airliners, the U.S. Embassy announced Wednesday. With tourism to Vietnam booming and more Vietnamese traveling overseas, the state-owned airline has ambitious expansion plans. It currently transports 6.5 million passengers a year and expects to carry 11 million people a year by 2015.

To meet the growing demand, the company plans to double its fleet to 86 planes by 2015. In addition to four Boeing 787 Dreamliners, it has ordered 10 Airbus aircraft, the first of which are expected to arrive later this year. The U.S. Export-Import Bank helps finance the sale of U.S. exports by providing loans and other assistance, usually to developing countries. The bank financed the purchase of four Boeing 777 airliners for Vietnam Airlines in 2003 and 2004.

The Associated Press - November 8, 2006.