Cambodia-Vietnam JV airline makes debut

      Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong on July 27 officially launched a new Cambodian national airline, Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA), at Pochentong international airport in Phnom Penh.
This is a joint venture between the Cambodian National Aviation Agency and the Vietnam Airlines Corporation.
CAA now has two ATR-72-500 aircraft that serve domestic flights from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville and Siem Reap. It plans to expand operations to other regional countries, including Vietnam and Thailand, with A-320 and A-321 aircraft.
Cambodia’s previous national airline called “Royal Cambodge Airlines” (RCA) was established in 1994 and had to shut down in 2001 due to making huge losses and using planes that failed to meet the International Civil Aviation Organization’s standards (ICAO).