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"IT IS ONLY THROUGH COLLABORATION THAT WE CAN

ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR AVIATION IN VIETNAM"

With Vietnam opening its borders Vietnam ranks on top with the recently ranking Vietnam among
to international travel and forg- fastest domestic aviation market the top three countries in the world
ing ahead with the resumption of recovery in the world. There is with the fastest implementation
pre-pandemic activities, the coun- growing interest and awareness of sustainable development goals.
try is setting ambitious targets for in Vietnam on sustainability, with Vietnam’s commitments to tackle
its tourism industry—a near-term sustainable development becoming climate change made at the UN
goal of 65 million domestic tourists a part of the nation’s governance Climate Change Conference (COP26)
and five million international arriv- agenda. The Government’s National are noteworthy.
als by end of 2022. Action Plan for the implementa-
tion of a sustainable development By 2050 we see a world where air
Vietnam is a rapidly developing avi- agenda for Vietnam with specific travel will carry over 10 billion pas-
ation market in Southeast Asia with targets between now and 2030 sengers a year, support 180 million
a strong tourism infrastructure. Ho is commendable. More recently, jobs and generate nearly US$9 tril-
Chi Minh City and Hanoi are opti- Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lion in economic activity, all while
minimizing the impact on our planet
mally situated within a 4-5 hour approved the National Strategy on (source: Air Transport Action Group).
flying range from 17 countries. Green Growth for 2021-2030, with a Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia
vision to achieve net-zero emissions have a significant role to play in
The Vietnamese aviation sector by 2050. that growth. For Boeing, the essence
also grew faster than many other of sustainability is about meeting
markets in the last 10 years, with Vietnam is a rapidly developing the needs of the present without
strong new entrants into the aviation market in Southeast compromising the ability of future
industry, while its large domestic Asia with a strong tourism infra- generations to meet their own.
population, burgeoning middle structure. Ho Chi Minh City and How can we sustain the growing
class, increasing international inte- Hanoi are optimally situated aviation sector while minimizing its
gration of its business environment within a 4-5 hour flying range impact on our planet? It involves a
and growing manufacturing base multi-faceted global approach and
ensure that Vietnam’s fundamen- from 17 countries. partnerships that allow the avia-
tals in aviation remain strong. tion industry to decarbonize while
These efforts have not gone unno- ensuring the societal and economic
According to the International ticed, with the United Nations benefits of aerospace are available
Air Transport Association (IATA), Development Program (UNDP) to people everywhere.

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