Vietnam building new MRO facilities

 This is interesting,Many Airlines send their widebodies to China and Singapore for overhaul, with the hostilities going on, I wonder if many airlines will switch over because of the Chinese being hostile to foreigners in their country, I do know that they don't like the FAA(Friends Against Aviation) going over there to observe the overhaul operations  and made it extremely difficult for them to enter the country to the point that the FAA has to inspect the aircraft after it leaves China.  I wonder if "EASA" deals with the same problems and I'm pretty sure they are similarly restricted because the Chinese are being obstinate.  I also am putting this out there because it shows that the Vietnamese are serious about becoming major players in the aviation world and build their homegrown industry. and they have no love of the Chinese.  

 

Rendering of a proposed New Long Thahn Airport near Ho Chi Minh City(SGN)

 

SINGAPORE—The Vietnamese Transport Ministry has approved an investment of VND2.7 trillion ($118 million) to develop four MRO facilities at the new Long Thanh International Airport that will serve Ho Chi Minh City. 

The facilities will be able to support aircraft as large as Code F—Airbus A380s and Boeing 747-8s—and comply with FAA, EASA and Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam regulatory standards. 

An initial investment of VND688 billion will be allocated to each of the four projects, which will have plots of around 45,500 m² (490,000 ft.²). Under a public-private partnership scheme, the concession period for the facilities will be around 25 years. 

The four-runway Long Thanh airport is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in 2025, when it will replace Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Vietnam Airlines Engineering is the primary MRO provider at Tan Son Nhat, which also has a joint venture with Singapore’s ST Engineering operating as Vietnam Singapore Technologies Engineering Aerospace.