FLEET - Thai VietJetAir takes first B737-8

Thai VietJetAir (VZ, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) took delivery of its first B737-8, two months after the initial publicity "handover" ceremony, and will induct it into revenue service by the end of 2025.

HS-VZA (msn 63900) was ferried from Seattle Boeing Field via Anchorage Ted Stevens and Sapporo Chitose to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi on November 21-22, 2025. The low-cost carrier said that the aircraft would be initially deployed on a domestic route from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Chiang Mai, and an international service to Nha Trang Cam Ranh by the end of 2025. In early 2026, Thai VietJetAir plans to debut the type on services to Japan, South Korea, and China.

The aircraft is the first of fifty B737-8s due for delivery to Thai VietJetAir by 2028.

The Thai LCC currently operates twelve A320-200s and six A321-200s. It will eventually transition to an all-MAX fleet, a move it said was "aimed at enhancing [the airline's] operational efficiency and supporting its sustainable growth as an international aviation group."
VietJetAir has a total order for 100 B737-8s and another 100 B737-8-200s. The airline also plans to take 176 A321-200NX, nineteen A321-200NY(XLR)s, and forty A330-900Ns. The current fleet on the Vietnamese AOC comprises sixteen A320-200s, thirty-six A321-200s, eleven A321-200Ns, twenty-six A321-200NX, and eight A330-300s.

CH Aviation / Photos: Thai VietJet