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{{Short description|Regional airline of Vietnam}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Vietnam Air Services Company<br />{{nobold|Công ty bay Dịch vụ Hàng không}}
| logo = VASCO logo.svg
| logo_size =
| image = Vasco at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.jpg
| fleet_size = 6
| destinations = 10
| IATA = 0V
| ICAO = VFC
| callsign = VASCO AIR
| parent = [[Vietnam Airlines]]
| company_slogan =
| founded = {{start date and age|1987|||df=yes}}
| headquarters = [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Vietnam]]
| key_people = Bui Ngoc Hoang
| aoc =
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| [[Da Nang International Airport|Da Nang]]
| [[Noi Bai International Airport|Hanoi]]
| [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport|Ho Chi Minh City]]}}
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities = [[Con Dao Airport|Con Dao]]
| frequent_flyer = Lotusmiles
| lounge =
| alliance =
| num_employees =
| website = {{URL|www.vasco.com.vn}}
}}

The '''Vietnam Air Services Company''' ({{langx|vi|Công ty Bay Dịch vụ Hàng không|lit=Aviation Service Flying Company}}), [[Trade name|operating as]] its acronym '''VASCO''', is an [[airline]] headquartered in [[Tân Bình district]], [[Ho Chi Minh City]], Vietnam.<ref>"[http://www.vasco.com.vn/ Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205115402/http://www.vasco.com.vn/ |date=2005-02-05 }}." Vietnam Air Services Company. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. "Copyright by VIETNAM AIR SERVICES CO(VASCO) B114 Bạch Đằng St,Ward 2, Tan Binh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam"</ref> A fully owned [[subsidiary]] of [[Vietnam Airlines]], it mainly operates regional scheduled flights on behalf of Vietnam Airlines. It also conducts charter flights, medical evacuations, SAR operations, [[oil platform]]s flights, and other aviation services.<ref name="VASCO website: About Us">{{cite web |url=http://www.vasco.com.vn/en/AboutUs.asp |title=VASCO website: About Us |access-date=2007-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529193852/http://www.vasco.com.vn/en/AboutUs.asp |archive-date=2007-05-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of [[Vietnam Airlines]], the [[Flag carrier|national carrier]].<ref name="VASCO website: About Us"/> It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/2004-07/16/Stories/18.htm |work=Viet Nam News |title=Vietnam Airlines' revenue takes off |date=17 July 2004}}</ref> and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.<ref name=forbes>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/30/afx4389933.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090307194726/http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/11/30/afx4389933.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2009 | work = Forbes |title=Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline |date =30 November 2007 }}</ref> VASCO's flights are largely marketed and flying under [[Vietnam Airlines]] identity, with VASCO being the affiliated [[Regional airline|regional operator]].

==Destinations==
[[File:VASCO ATR 72-200 (VN-B208) at Con Dao Airport.jpg|thumb|A VASCO [[ATR-72]] on the ground with old livery at [[Con Dao Airport]], Vietnam]]

As of 2024, VASCO currently flies to ten destinations in Vietnam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vasco.com.vn/destination|title=Điểm đến - CÔNG TY BAY DỊCH VỤ HÀNG KHÔNG (VASCO)|language=vi|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>

{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Country
!City
!Airport
!Notes
!class="unsortable"|Refs
|-
| rowspan="6" |{{Flag|Vietnam}}||[[Cà Mau]]||[[Ca Mau Airport]]|| align="center" | || align="center" |
|-
|[[Cần Thơ]]||[[Can Tho International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Côn Đảo]]||[[Con Dao Airport]]||{{Airline focus}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Ho Chi Minh City]]||[[Tan Son Nhat International Airport]]||{{Airline hub}}||align=center|
|-
|[[Phu Quoc]]||[[Phu Quoc International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|[[Rạch Giá]]||[[Rach Gia Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
|-
|}

===Codeshare agreements===
Vietnam Air Services Company has [[Codeshare agreements]] with the following airlines:
*[[Vietnam Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vietnamairlines.com/vn/en/vietnam-airlines/subsidiaries-partners/other-partners|title=Vietnam Airlines Subsidary/Other partners}}</ref>
[[File:VN-B214 ATR.72 VASCO Vietnam Air Services Co (7851273030).jpg|thumb|A VASCO ATR 72-500 in 2012.]]

==Fleet==
As of April 2024, VASCO fleet consists of the following aircraft :<ref>{{cite web|title=Vietnam Airlines issues regional jet lease RfP|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/77417-vietnam-airlines-issues-regional-jet-lease-rfp|website=ch aviation|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ '''VASCO fleet'''
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Order
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|[[ATR-72-500]]
|5
|0
|68
|Transferred from [[Vietnam Airlines]]
|}

==Former fleets==
Here are the list of fleets formerly operated by VASCO.
* [[Antonov An-2]]
* [[Antonov An-30]]
* [[Antonov An-38]]
* [[BAE Jetstream]]
* [[Mil Mi-2|Mil Mi-72]]
* [[ATR 72|ATR 72-202]]
* [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Bechcraft Super King Air]]
* ...

==Restructuring and rebranding==

In April, 2016, [[Vietnam Airlines]] announced the establishment of the new VNĐ300 billion (US$13.4 million) airline in the previous month, based on the restructuring of its subsidiary, VASCO, to a new brand: SkyViet.<ref>{{cite web|title=VASCO to be renamed SkyViet|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/294728/vasco-to-be-renamed-skyviet.html|website=VietnamNews|access-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> However, in 2017, the plan was ultimately cancelled due to the requests from the stakeholders.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SkyViet flight meets untimely end - News VietNamNet|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/180152/skyviet-flight-meets-untimely-end.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=english.vietnamnet.vn}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Vietnam|Companies|Aviation}}
*[[Indochina Airlines]]
*[[Pacific Airlines]]
*[[Southern Service Flight Company]]
*[[Transport in Vietnam]]
*[[VietJet Air]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Vietnam Air Services Company}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170621040705/http://www.vasco.com.vn/?lang=en Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170621013413/http://www.vasco.com.vn/?lang=vi Official website] {{in lang|vi}}

{{Airlines of Vietnam}}
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[[Category:Airlines of Vietnam]]
[[Category:Vietnam Airlines]]
[[Category:Vietnamese companies established in 1987]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1987]]

Vietnam Air Services Company - Revision history

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