CEO of Vietnam Airlines called us the "best nation" 

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02/25/2019 at 09:36 • Filed to: None

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Wait. Weren’t we and these guys shooting at each other?

Joke aside, the Vietnamese flag carrier will order up to 100 737 Max airplanes and could order the 777x or A350-1000, to fly to America.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-25/vietnam-airlines-considers-buying-up-to-100-boeing-737-max-jets


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Kinja'd!!! LongbowMkII > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
02/25/2019 at 09:53

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Nearly 50 years ago. 


Kinja'd!!! Tapas > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
02/25/2019 at 09:53

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Many countries were British colonies and they were awfully hard to get rid of.

Still, people from those countries cheer for the royals today , watch all related TV shows, read gossip rags and follow royal weddings.

It’s funny how the world works.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
02/25/2019 at 10:05

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Yeah, well, let’s see how many Vietnamese airliners the US carriers buy this year!

T hat could be a Trump tweet with some caps and embellishment


Kinja'd!!! AuthiCooper1300 > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
02/25/2019 at 10:49

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P e c u l i a r a s i t m i g h t s e e m , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s w e r e n e v e r o f f i c i a l l y a t w a r w i t h t h e D e m o c r a t i c R e p u b l i c k o f V i e t n a m - b e t t e r k n o w n t hen as “ N o r t h V i e t n a m ” .


Kinja'd!!! El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First! > Ash78, voting early and often
02/25/2019 at 10:50

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Doubt it. The markets in the area are quite complicated.  Yes, they are growing, but they're still kinda small for US standards. 


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
02/25/2019 at 10:53

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Or they could drop all that cash on Airbus.

https://airlinerwatch.com/vietnam-airlines-to-decide-between-airbus-a320neo-and-boeing-737-max-for-a-mega-order/


Kinja'd!!! facw > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
02/25/2019 at 11:29

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Meh, look at the alternatives:

Airbus: Much more reason for anti-French animosity

Embraer: Too small and their airliner is 80% owned by Boeing anyway

Comac: They’ve been at war with China more recently than with the US, and all Comac can offer today is a warmed-over DC-9.

UAC: Not even the Russians want these. Maybe the MC-21 will be good, but that’s still very much up in the air.

In seriousness though, it sounds like a good deal for Boeing, all the more so if they can leverage it into some 777X sales as well.


Kinja'd!!! gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
02/25/2019 at 21:47

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http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/30/vietnamese-see-u-s-as-key-ally/

not that crazy.