Akasa Air establishes aircraft leasing unit at GIFT City, boosting India's aviation finance hubAkasa Air has set up an aircraft leasing unit at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City. This move supports fleet expansion and aims to kee...
08 May, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
IndiGo places order for another 30 wide-body A350 aircraft with Airbus: Pieter ElbersIndiGo, India's largest airline, is expanding its fleet with an order of 30 Airbus A350 aircraft, aiming to double its size by the decade's...
01 Jun, 2025, 09.31 PM IST
India's air carriers place big orders at Airbus, Air India and Indigo seek 70 wide-body aircraftAirbus recently announced Air India's order of 250 aircraft, with 210 A320s and 40 A350s. IndiGo also ordered over 1,000 aircraft, includin...
20 Jul, 2024, 02.55 PM IST
IndiGo looking at various options for financing wide-body planesIndiGo is exploring financing options for wide-body planes joining in 2027. CEO Pieter Elbers emphasized the importance of a strong balance...
05 Jun, 2024, 08.39 PM IST
IndiGo in talks for 100 smaller planes as part of plan to widen regional networkThe airline, which already operates 45, 78-seater ATR-72 planes and will take delivery of five more this year, is expected to stick with Fr...
14 May, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Indigo will get first of 30 widebody Airbus aircraft in 2027, says airline CEO Pieter ElbersThe 30-aircraft order signals Indigo's aims to expand into international routes, with Elbers saying the newly ordered planes could undertak...
30 Apr, 2024, 08.28 PM IST
From Patna to Paris, IndiGo’s wide body planes are a boost to India’s plan of building transit hubsIndiGo's entry into the long-haul international market is a significant development supporting India's aim to transform its airports into k...
26 Apr, 2024, 07.55 PM IST
IndiGo shows it’s in for long haul, orders 30 A350sThe airline also has purchase rights for another 70 planes, the delivery of which will begin from 2027. At list price, the order is worth $...
26 Apr, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
IndiGo, Air India plan for up to 170 wide-body planes in little over a yearAir India and IndiGo have unveiled plans to acquire up to 170 wide-body aircraft, signaling a bullish outlook on expansion and India's avia...
25 Apr, 2024, 10.21 PM IST
Akasa Air, IndiGo, Air India place orders for 1,120 planes in less than one yearAkasa Air, Air India, and IndiGo, three Indian carriers, have collectively ordered 1,120 planes in less than a year to expand in India's fa...
18 Jan, 2024, 07.17 PM IST
IndiGo looks to enable codeshare connectivity to US, CanadaIn response to queries on the same, IndiGo on Sunday said it constantly evaluates and discusses opportunities with aircraft manufacturers, ...
05 Mar, 2023, 10.17 PM IST
IndiGo places firm order for 300 A320neo family aircraft"This order is an important milestone. India is expected to continue with its strong aviation growth and we are well on our way to serve mo...
30 Oct, 2019, 06.46 AM IST
Domestic airlines inducted 100 plus aircraft in 2018IndiGo inducted a total of 55 aircraft, including its first long-range A321 neo; Air India and its subsidiaries took deliveries of 18 plane...
06 Jan, 2019, 10.05 PM IST
IndiGo finalizes $26.55 billion purchase of 250 new Airbus A320 Neo jetsAt list prices, total order size equals $26.55 billion. However the actual deal value will likely be much less, thanks to high number of pl...
18 Aug, 2015, 05.38 AM IST
'IndiGo may order more planes'IndiGo, which is India's largest domestic airline (by passenger carriage), already has 530 Airbus A-320s worth $48 billion on order with an...
24 Dec, 2014, 12.30 PM IST
IndiGo agrees $2.6 billion aircraft finance deal with China's Industrial & Commercial Bank of ChinaUnder the MoU, ICBC will provide IndiGo with financing for the planes through either a sale and lease back or commercial lending deal.
18 Sep, 2014, 05.08 AM IST
- In-principle nod to IndiGo to acquire 150 planes
Government has given in-principle approval to no-frill carrier IndiGo to start the process of acquiring 150 aircraft in addition to 100 pla...
03 May, 2010, 08.42 PM IST