Defunct South Vietnamese airline
Not to be confused with
Vietnam Airlines, the present-day flag carrier of Vietnam.
Active from 1951 to 1975, Air Viet Nam (Air VN) (Vietnamese: Hãng Hàng không Việt Nam) was South Vietnam's first commercial air carrier, headquartered in District 1, Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City).[1] Established under a decree by Chief of State Bảo Đại, the airline flew over two million passengers, throughout the Vietnam War, and until its collapse due to the Fall of Saigon.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 10 April 1969. "557".. "Head Office: 116 Boulevard Nguyen-Hue. Saigon. South Vietnam."
