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HANOI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Vietnam Airlines split a keenly awaited order for mid-sized passenger jets between Boeing (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Airbus on Monday following a battle for market share in one of the world's fastest-growing economies after China.
The unlisted national airline said it had signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 12 Boeing (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft -- a deal which the U.S. planemaker valued at $1.9 billion based on catalogue prices.
Hours later, the airline signed another draft agreement to buy 10 competing Airbus A350-900XWB passenger jets during a visit to Paris by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
The Airbus deal, signed in front of reporters at French Prime Minister Francois Fillon's office, also included 20 additional single-aisle A321 jets.
The Airbus deals are worth $3.8 billion at list prices including $2.4 billion for the crucial A350 order where the competition between Boeing and Airbus is at its fiercest.
Under the Boeing deal, the first 787 plane will be delivered in 2015, the state-run airline said in a statement.
The deal follows a 2005 Vietnam Airlines contract to buy four Boeing 787-8 airplanes for delivery in 2009 and 2010.
The unlisted national airline said it had signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 12 Boeing (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft -- a deal which the U.S. planemaker valued at $1.9 billion based on catalogue prices.
Hours later, the airline signed another draft agreement to buy 10 competing Airbus A350-900XWB passenger jets during a visit to Paris by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
The Airbus deal, signed in front of reporters at French Prime Minister Francois Fillon's office, also included 20 additional single-aisle A321 jets.
The Airbus deals are worth $3.8 billion at list prices including $2.4 billion for the crucial A350 order where the competition between Boeing and Airbus is at its fiercest.
Under the Boeing deal, the first 787 plane will be delivered in 2015, the state-run airline said in a statement.
The deal follows a 2005 Vietnam Airlines contract to buy four Boeing 787-8 airplanes for delivery in 2009 and 2010.
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