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Air pollution: Due to increased vehicular transportation, industrial activities, solid fuel burning [25] and poor urban planning, air pollution, especially when measured by the concentration of PM2.5 particles in the air, is becoming an environmental issue of significance in big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which are now among the ...
The airline industry faces a significant climate challenge due to the scarcity of clean fuel options, exemplified by the recent establishment of LanzaJet Inc.'s $200 million facility in Georgia, the first to convert ethanol into jet engine-compatible fuel, with an annual production target of 9 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The main contributor to the country's emissions is fossil fuel combustion, which accounted for about 60% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2014. [3] As of 2018, the electricity sector accounted for 48% of Vietnam's CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, industry for 28%, transport 16%, the residential sector 4%, the commercial sector 3%, and agriculture 1%. [3]
After the 2019 Vietnam forest fires affected central Vietnam in mid-June and dissipated in August, the southern area of Vietnam especially Ho Chi Minh City began to be covered with heavy smog in September. Through monitoring and air pollution test results show that forest fires in Indonesia combined with the city large emissions become the main ...
Vietnam Airlines held about 40% of the market share of international passengers flying to and from Vietnam in February 2012. [98] At the time, Vietnam Airlines controlled 77% share of the domestic aviation market, with 14% covered by Jetstar Pacific. [98] As of December 2012, Vietnam Airlines controlled just below 70% of the domestic market ...
The airline and its affiliate, VASCO, makes up 80% of the domestic aviation market. [8] Vietnam Airlines is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance, which it joined in June 2010. [9] Vietnam Airlines currently has plans to launch flights to Doha, Mumbai, Brisbane, and most importantly, the United States. [10]
In Europe, airlines had successfully negotiated to defer some $1.2 billion in air traffic control charges. [30] Oliver Wyman reported that Asian airlines reduced their available seat miles by 23 percent in March 2020. [31] In Europe, the impact of the outbreak is expected to accelerate corporate consolidation in the airline industry. [32]
Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia. During the Vietnam War (1959–1975), the facility was known as Da Nang Air Base, and was a major United States military base. Once little more than a provincial airfield, the facility was expanded to 2,350 acres (950 ha ...