Trai Thien Air Cargo
Trãi Thiên Air Cargo is a Vietnamese cargo airline. The company is headquartered in Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The company received a license from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam on 16 October 2009 and is due to operate freight services in Vietnam and on international routes.
Before getting official approval, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed with the recommendation by the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam to allow Trãi Thiên to provide air cargo transport services.[1]
Trãi Thiên Air Cargo focuses on the domestic cargo market but the company wants to operate the services between Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Northeast Asia; between Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City and Southeast Asia.[1]
This is the first Vietnamese private company licensed to provide air cargo transport services with 2 leased Boeing 737-300F.[1]
The company is a branch of the Trãi Thiên Group, which is working to open an office in California to pave the way for its direct goods transport service between Vietnam and the U.S. [2]
Despite an official start in June 2010, the company delayed the first revenue flights in early September then to late November. Trai Thien’s Deputy Director Le Giang Long admitted that the airline is already meeting some financial difficulties, which has led to the tardiness in paying salaries to labourers and finding new contracts. [3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Trai Thien Air Cargo licensed to operate". Sai Gon Giai Phong. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "Trai Thien Air Cargo Likely To Start Services From March '10". NASDAD. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "Trai Thien Air Cargo Carrier in big trouble". Vietnam Business News.
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