Lao Airlines

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The Laotian government has agreed to sell a 49% stake in Lao Airlines to China’s Comac.; the state will retain the remaining 51% share of the flag carrier.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Comac has delivered the first C909 regional jet to Lao Airlines, the Chinese-developed airliner's second international customer.

Government-owned Lao Airlines reportedly plans on receiving one Comac C909 aircraft as early as the end of March.

Funded by Hong Kong-based Greater Bay Area Investments and Development for $225 million, Bokeo International Airport has an initial 50-year concession period.

Flights between Ho Chi Minh City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport and Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport will launch in February 2024.

Southeast Asian carrier Lao Central Airlines will become the second operator of the Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 in the region when it takes delivery of the

Lao Airlines from late-December 2012 further expands its international operational, which will include 3 weekly service on Vientiane – Seoul Incheon