The Embraer jets are set to return to flying with a Vietnamese airline, according to reports. VietJet, Vietnam’s second-largest carrier, is expected to add two E190s to its fleet soon.
The jets are owned by lessor Azorra and were previously flown by Aerolineas Argentinas.
The Argentine national carrier retired them from service in September 2023 and January 2024, but still has 24 other active E190s.
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The aircraft had registrations LV-GBK and LV-GBQ until they were decommissioned. The E190s were originally delivered to Republic Airlines in 2009.
Flights to tourist islands
If confirmed, the addition of the E-Jets by VietJet will mark the return of Embraer commercial aircraft to Vietnam months after Bamboo Airways returned an E190 in April of this year.
The airline in Phu Cat had ten Embraer aircraft in its fleet, between E190 and E195 variants, which were used on routes to the country’s tourist islands, whose airport infrastructure made it impossible to operate larger aircraft.
Bamboo, however, is going through a serious financial crisis, having returned not only the Embraers but also three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Air travel in Vietnam has grown rapidly in recent years and the local government has sought incentives to expand the number of flights and destinations.
In 2023, the country’s president visited Embraer and appealed for the company to invest in Vietnam.
VietJet has a fleet of 85 jets, all Airbus. The country’s largest airline is the state-owned Vietnam Airlines, with 93 aircraft.
