IndiGo Places Record Order For 500 A320 Family Aircraft

Source: Airbus / IndiGo

IndiGo, the leading airline in India in terms of market share, has made an extraordinary move by placing an order for 500 A320 Family aircraft,  making it the largest order by an airline in commercial aviation history. With this deal, the total count of Airbus aircraft on order by IndiGo rises to an impressive 1,330, solidifying its position as the world's biggest A320 Family customer. 

At the Paris Air Show 2023, the historic purchase agreement was signed by Rahul Bhatia, the Promoter & Managing Director of IndiGo; Dr. Venkataramani Sumantran, Chairman and Non-Executive Independent Director of IndiGo; Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo; Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus, and Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International. 

“It is difficult to overstate the significance of IndiGo’s new historic order for 500 Airbus A320 Family aircraft. An order book now of almost 1000 aircraft well into the next decade, enables IndiGo to fulfil its mission to continue to boost economic growth, social cohesion and mobility in India. At IndiGo, we take pride in being India’s preferred airline for connectivity in and with India; and by doing so, being one of the leading airlines in the world. This order strongly reaffirms IndiGo’s belief in the growth of India, in the A320 Family and in our strategic partnership with Airbus.” - said Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo. 

Christian Scherer, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International at Airbus, commented: “This landmark order marks a new chapter in Airbus and IndiGo’s relationship that is democratizing affordable air travel for millions of people in the world’s fastest-growing aviation market. It is also a resounding endorsement of the A320 Family’s best-in-class operating economics that have been powering IndiGo’s growth for almost two decades. We cherish our long-standing relationship with IndiGo and are proud of our success together. We look forward to contributing to the growth of India’s air connectivity in its domestic network and into international markets through the expansion of this formidable partnership”.

Since the delivery of its first A320neo in March 2016, IndiGo has significantly expanded its fleet of A320neo Family planes, making it one of the largest in the world. Presently, they operate a total of 264 aircraft, which includes 162 A320neo, 79 A321neo, 21 A320ceo, and 2 A321 freighters.

IndiGo's Fleet tracked via RadarBox.com 

IndiGo's partnership with Airbus began in 2005 when they initially placed an order for 100 A320 Family aircraft. Subsequently, in 2011, they made another order for 180 A320 Family aircraft, which included the NEO variant. In 2014, IndiGo further increased its order by requesting 250neo Family aircraft. Finally, in 2019, they placed an additional order for 300 A320neo Family planes. These acquisitions brought their cumulative order book for the A320 Family to a remarkable 830 aircraft before the latest purchase agreement.