Previously, the Ministry of Transport received an application for early retirement signed on December 9, 2024 by Mr. Dinh Viet Thang, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

To have a basis for considering and resolving the petition, the Minister of Transport requested the leadership and Party Committee of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to give written opinions on the request for early retirement due to health reasons of Mr. Dinh Viet Thang, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Along with that, Mr. Dinh Viet Thang provided all levels of records and documents related to the decline in working capacity issued by competent authorities according to regulations. The Ministry of Transport requested the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and Mr. Dinh Viet Thang to send a document to the Ministry of Transport before December 16, 2004.

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Mr. Dinh Viet Thang

It is known that Mr. Dinh Viet Thang was appointed as Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to replace Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh from June 2017 until now.

Before being appointed as Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, Mr. Dinh Viet Thang was Chairman of the Board of Members of Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation.

Mr. Dinh Viet Thang was born in 1965, graduated from the University of the former Soviet Union with a degree in air traffic management. Mr. Thang received a master's degree in administration in Belgium, and is fluent in English and Russian. Before being appointed Director, Mr. Thang held the position of Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.