Boeing company helps Vietnam improve flight safety



Ha Noi, June 14 (VNA)-- The Boeing Company of the United States has pledged financial support to the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam, CAAV, for personal training and information system upgrades.

The pledge was made in the minutes of the meeting signed by the two sides in Ha Noi on June 14.

In addition to direct cooperation, Boeing has granted indirect aid to the CAAV and the Viet Nam Airlines through U.S governmental agencies such as the Trade and Development Agency(TDA) and the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA).

Most recently, the TDA has channelled an aid package of more than USD 1 million to the Civil Aviation Administration of Viet Nam. The money was itended to help conduct feasibility studies on a project to build a modern information technology system for the national carrier Viet Nam Airlines, and a project to build a terminal for the Da Nang International Airport in central Viet Nam.--VNA