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engines will be installed on 63 A320 and A321 planes ordered by
VietJet under the contract signed at the Singapore Airshow,
Vietnam's first privately owned carrier said in the statement
issued late on Wednesday.
Unlisted VietJet, with a fleet of 34 A320 and A321 planes, has
plans to buy or lease a total of 107 aircraft over the next
decade, receiving 10 to 12 new jets a year. The airline said it
wants to expand routes to cover all of Asia-Pacific.
It has signed two contracts valued at a combined $1 billion in
2014-2015 with CFM International to buy 30 engines and for
engine maintenance.
The airline has arranged credit for previous deals from French
lender BNP Paribas SA and also from other sources, including
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company <8593.T>.
(Reporting by Ho Binh Minh; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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