According to IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers, the deal, with a list price of $55 billion, is the largest order in the history of civil aviation. The largest order in commercial aviation history will be placed by IndiGo, the largest airline in India, with Airbus for 500 A320 aircraft.”
This new order will provide IndiGo and Airbus’ strategic partnership a new level of depth and breadth. With this latest order, IndiGo has placed a staggering total of 1.330 aircraft orders with Airbus since its founding in 2006, the airline stated in a statement.
The airline claimed that its ‘strong focus’ on reducing operational expenses and delivering fuel efficiency with high standards of reliability’ will be able to be maintained thanks to the fuel-efficient A320NEO Family aircraft.
This purchase reinforces Indigo’s commitment to the A320 Family, India’s economic development, and our strategic alliance with Airbus, he continued.
“As of right now, IndiGo runs more than 300 aircraft and between now and the end of this decade, it still has 480 aircraft on order that will need to be delivered. With this further solid order for 500 aircraft for the years 2030–2035, over 1.000 aircraft still need to be delivered for IndiGo well into the following ten years. According to the company’s statement, this IndiGo order-book is made up of a mixture of A320NEO, A321NEO, and A321XLR aircraft.
