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According to Vietnam Airlines, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has officially confirmed that Vietnam Airlines meets all security requirements to operate regular commercial direct flights to the United States.
With this event, the airline has become the first Vietnamese airline to receive TSA approval to operate regular commercial direct flights to the United States – a country with some of the strictest aviation legal and security barriers in the world. This is one of the most complex and important conditions that a foreign airline needs to meet for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to grant permission for regular flights to the United States.
Previously, after Vietnam Airlines completed its submission to the TSA, the agency reviewed and assessed the security measures and procedures that Vietnam Airlines was applying at Tan Son Nhat Airport, as well as the airline's ability to meet the requirements of US authorities in ensuring the security of regular flight operations.
According to the airline's plan, the historic flight is expected to take off at the end of November this year.
Not only Vietnam Airlines, but Bamboo Airways, owned by billionaire Trinh Van Quyet, also plans to fly to the US in the near future. Bamboo Airways has already been granted an air transport business license for international and domestic operations, and an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for the B787-9 aircraft type, operating in North America (NAM). Specifically, the airline can organize passenger and cargo flights from Vietnam to the US, cargo flights from the US to Vietnam, and may carry foreign experts, investors, and Vietnamese citizens returning home, subject to approval from the Prime Minister and relevant ministries and agencies.
