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Vietnam Airlines has its origins in January 1956, [14] [15] when it was established by the North Vietnamese government under the name Vietnam Civil Aviation (Vietnamese: Hàng không Việt Nam, lit. 'Vietnam Aviation') following the nationalization of Gia Lam Airport .
A Vietnam Civil Aviation Ilyushin Il-18 in 1977. The airline sector of Vietnam Civil Aviation was later reorganized to become the nowadays Vietnam Airlines.. The agency was founded as Vietnam Civil Aviation (Cục Hàng không Dân dụng Việt Nam) in January 1956 by the Vietnam People's Air Force (Ministry of Defense), upon the issuance of Decision No.666/TTG of the Vietnamese government.
Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashed on approach to Nha Trang Airport on 14 November 1992 during Cyclone Forrest. The aircraft was a Yakovlev Yak-40 registered VN-A449, a three-engined jet airliner built in the Soviet Union in 1976. [1] One passenger survived, while the other 24 passengers and six crew were killed.
The airport is currently the main hub of the flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, travel carrier Vietravel Airlines, and an operating base of budget carriers Bamboo Airways and VietJet Air. The airport is located in Phú Minh commune in Sóc Sơn district , about 35 km (22 mi) northeast of downtown Hanoi, via the new Nhật Tân Bridge (also ...
The project is the most expensive infrastructure project in Vietnam's history. [7] Once open, both airports will operate together. The national carrier, Vietnam Airlines, is suggested by the project consultants as the only Vietnamese carrier to operate flights from Long Thanh, while other airlines will wholly stay at the existing airport. [1]
The ARVN operated Phu Bai as a forward logistics base, and it was the only airport serving Huế. In September 1974, during the Battle of Phú Lộc , after pushing the ARVN defenders off Mo Tau Mountain, the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) targeted artillery fire against the base until they were evicted by the ARVN 1st Division and 15th Ranger ...
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency - whose mission is to help people before, during and after disasters - fired an employee who advised her survivor assistance team in Florida to not go ...
The Viet Cong [nb 1] (VC) was an epithet and umbrella term to refer to the communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam.It was formally organized as and led by the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, [nb 2] and nominally conducted military operations under the name of the Liberation Army of South Vietnam (LASV).