IndiGo orders 500 Airbus A320 planes in huge aviation deal

April 22, 2024 10:51 am

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The Fact News Service

New Delhi, June 20

India’s largest airline IndiGo’s board has approved an order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft, making it the biggest order in its history, an official said on Monday.

The purchase agreement was signed on June 19 at the Paris Air Show 2023 in the presence of Chairman of the Board of IndiGo V Sumantran, CEO of IndiGo Pieter Elbers, CEO of Airbus Guillaume Faury, and, Airbus’ Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International Christian Scherer. An official statement from the airline said that the engine selection for this order will be done in due course and so will be the exact mix of A320 and A321 aircraft.

“This will provide IndiGo a further steady stream of deliveries between 2030 and 2035. This 500 aircraft order is not only IndiGo’s largest order but also the largest-ever single aircraft purchase by any airline with Airbus,” the statement said.

IndiGo operates over 300 aircraft and has previous orders totalling 480 aircraft which are yet to be delivered between today and the end of this decade.

“With this additional firm order of 500 aircraft for 2030-2035, IndiGo’s order book has almost 1000 aircraft yet to be delivered well into the next decade,” the airline said.

This IndiGo order book comprises a mix of A320NEO, A321NEO and A321XLR aircraft.The evaluation of the offers was shared and discussed with IndiGo’s Board, and consequently endorsed.

As per the official statement, the new order will bring the strategic relationship between IndiGo and Airbus to an unprecedented depth and breadth.