Viettel members produce components for Boeing, US airlines express their wishes

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(Dan Tri) – Boeing Vietnam CEO said that there are currently 6 Vietnamese enterprises as suppliers for the airline. He wants Viettel’s company to upgrade from a level 3 supplier to a level 1, supplying directly to Boeing.

Vietnam has only 6 suppliers for Boeing

“Vietnam has been, is and will be expanding and strongly developing the aviation industry. In the next 10 years, the aviation industry in Vietnam will develop more than many countries in the world,” said Mr. Michael Vu Nguyen, General Director of Boeing Vietnam. , emphasized in the presentation at the conference “Innovation in production quality management – luggage to join the global supply chain” taking place this morning (April 24) in Hanoi.

The workshop was organized by the National Innovation Center (NIC), the Ministry of Planning and Investment in collaboration with the Military Enterprise Association (AME). The aim is to improve the innovation capacity of military enterprises in terms of quality management in the manufacturing sector towards sustainability, and at the same time create favorable conditions for military enterprises to participate in the global value chain. bridge.

At the conference, CEO of Boeing Vietnam said that the group has provided 220 aircraft in 28 years of business in Vietnam. In addition to supplying aircraft, the multinational enterprise is also actively looking for Vietnamese companies to expand its supply chain globally. Mr. Michael said that there are currently only 6 Vietnamese enterprises providing components, details and software for Boeing. In which, Viettel Equipment Manufacturing Corporation is the third-tier supplier for the aerospace giant.

The representative of Boeing wants Viettel to switch from providing level 3 to providing level 1, supplying directly to Boeing Corporation.

Mr. Michael Vu Nguyen, General Director of Boeing Vietnam (Photo: Moc An).

In his presentation, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen The Nghia – General Director of Viettel Equipment Manufacturing Corporation – said that joining the global supply chain of the aerospace industry will help businesses have a stable source of orders. determined. However, to join this chain is not easy because of strict standards from input, output to production process, human and material resources, infrastructure to information management system. .

Mr. Nghia gave data showing that 2/3 of Vietnamese enterprises are not ready, have not taken specific actions to participate in the supply chain. Besides, fluctuations in the international market in recent years have made it more difficult to join the chain.

Although it has over 1,000 employees, produces about 40% of fiber optic cables in Vietnam, and has annual revenue of about 200 million USD (about 4,700 billion VND), this corporation like many Vietnamese enterprises are currently faced 3 groups of difficulties and challenges. The first is the difficulty of input materials, machinery and labor. Secondly, information about relationships with foreign businesses is still difficult and confusing. Third, corporate governance has not yet reached the standard suitable for international value chains.

Boeing CEO points out the key point

After the speech of Mr. Michael Vu Nguyen, an enterprise of the Military Enterprise Association, he asked questions about Boeing’s policy proposals to the Government and Vietnamese regulators as well as suggestions for businesses. to be able to become a tier 1 supplier for the company.

Mr. Michael said that when the group decided to expand its supply chain in the world, Vietnam was chosen as a strategic country. For Boeing Corporation, the most important point is people.

“For an example, when I have the opportunity to visit the provinces, most of the authorities say that we have 100 hectares, invite Boeing to work, 200 hectares or 500 hectares are fine. We ask the question is here how many universities and how the training and training. We need only a few hectares, but we need a human mind. This issue is very important,” the General Director replied.

He said that in the past time, he has invested time and worked with Viettel Group as well as sent experts from the US to train and improve human skills. He also added that the group is willing to cooperate with businesses in the Association.