This is the world's Largest Purchase, Followed by Air India with an Order of 470 Aircraft
Indigo Orders 500 Airbus A320 aircraft:
InterGlobe Aviation Limited ie; Indigo on Monday announced the purchase of 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft. With this, IndiGo has become the first Indian airline to place such a huge order in one go. Delivery of these aircraft is expected between 2030 and 2035.
This is the largest order ever in commercial aviation history. Before Indigo, this record was in the name of Air India. It is being told that Indigo will spend 50 billion dollars i.e. 4.09 lakh crore rupees to buy 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft. However, the actual cost of the order may be slightly lower, as such large deals are usually heavily discounted.
Indigo has more than 300 aircraft:
This order of Indigo includes A320 Neo, A321 Neo and A321 XLR aircraft. At present Indigo has more than 300 aircraft. It also has back orders for a total of 480 aircraft, which are expected to be delivered by the end of 2030.
The airline said- 500 aircraft will be delivered between 2030 and 2035. With this new order, IndiGo has signed a total of 1,330 aircraft deals with Airbus since its inception in 2006.
Indigo Managing Director Rahul Bhatia and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury attend the 54th International Paris Airshow 2023 at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France. Where both signed a purchase agreement between Indigo and Airbus for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Peter Albers said- We have an order book of more than 1000 aircraft in the next decade. IndiGo aims to increase its international seat share from 23% in 2023-24 to 30% in the next two years.
Sherer said – The relationship between Airbus and Indigo has been further strengthened by this historic order. We are striving to make air travel affordable for millions of people in the world's fastest growing aviation market.
Indigo has 61% share in India's aviation market-
Indigo has 61% share in the domestic Indian market. Now Indigo wants to rule the Indian Aviation Market in future. IndiGo currently operates flights to 26 international destinations, serving 75 international cities.
With a fleet of over 300 aircraft, the airline connects 78 cities in the country with over 1800 flights daily.
Air India had placed an order for 470 aircraft 4 Months back:
Four months ago Tata Group's airline Air India signed the world's largest aviation deal of 470 aircraft, now this record has been taken by Indigo. In the deal, Air India will get 250 aircraft from French company Airbus and 220 from American company Boeing.
Four months ago Tata Group's airline Air India signed the world's largest aviation deal of 470 aircraft, now this record has been taken by Indigo. In the deal, Air India will get 250 aircraft from French company Airbus and 220 from American company Boeing.
Earlier, the record of the world's largest aviation deal was in the name of American Airlines, which ordered 460 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing in 2011.
Of the total order from Air India, 31 aircraft will enter service by the end of the year and the rest by mid-2025. Air India has not announced the value of the order. However, in some news reports, the total value of the deal is being told at a list price of $ 70 billion (about Rs 5.79 lakh crore). In this, the value of the deal with Boeing has been stated as $ 34 billion (about Rs 2.81 lakh crore).
This was the first aircraft order from the Tata group after it bought Air India in 2022. At the same time, this was the first time after the year 2005, when Air India had ordered the aircraft. The airline's final order was for 111 aircraft, of which 68 were purchased from Boeing and 43 from Airbus. The deal was worth $10.8 billion.
This was the first aircraft order from the Tata group after it bought Air India in 2022. At the same time, this was the first time after the year 2005, when Air India had ordered the aircraft. The airline's final order was for 111 aircraft, of which 68 were purchased from Boeing and 43 from Airbus. The deal was worth $10.8 billion.
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