Vietjet has registered its first aircraft in Australia, with a Boeing 737 MAX 8 appearing on the Civil Aviation Safety Authority register on 23 September. The aircraft, VH-T8A, is listed as MSN 63879 and is identified as a 2026-built jet, while the registered operator is recorded in Melbourne under the name Cherrie Aviation.
Vietjet has agreed to lease the aircraft to an Australian entity that is seeking regulatory approval to operate in the country. The move points to a planned domestic structure for the group in Australia, although no launch date has been confirmed and the size of the eventual fleet remains unclear. The registration is the clearest public sign yet that Vietjet is moving beyond initial planning and into fleet and regulatory preparation for an Australian operation.