Short-priced carrier IndiGo has placed an order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft in a record deal, breaking orders for Air India’s Mega-470 aircraft with Airbus and Boeing earlier this year. According to the airline, this is the largest single aircraft purchase of any airline with Airbus. With this order, IndiGo has become the world’s largest A320 family customer.
However, engine selection and the exact mix of A320 and A321 aircraft will be done in due course, the airline added.
The purchase agreement was signed at the Paris Air Show 2023 on 19 June in the presence of top officials of the airline and Airbus.
Combined with earlier orders of 480 aircraft, IndiGo’s order-book now stands at around 1,000 aircraft, the airline said in a statement. The order will give IndiGo a more steady stream of deliveries between 2030 and 2035, it added.
Currently, it operates over 300 aircraft and the airline’s order-book now has a mix of A320NEO, A321NEO and A321XLR aircraft.
