{"id":164838,"date":"2024-04-25T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=164838"},"modified":"2024-04-25T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:23:52","slug":"indigo-places-its-first-order-for-wide-body-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/04\/indigo-places-its-first-order-for-wide-body-aircraft.html","title":{"rendered":"IndiGo places its first order for wide-body aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian airline <strong>IndiGo<\/strong> announced Thursday that it has ordered 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, its first wide-body order, which will enable it to further extend its wings and expand its network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact configuration of the aircraft will be decided at a later stage, and the deliveries are expected to start from 2027. In addition to the 30 Firm A350-900 order, IndiGo has Purchase Rights for an additional 70 Airbus A350 Family aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2024\/04\/airbus-is-developing-new-system-to-prevent-runway-collisions.html\">Airbus is developing new system to prevent runway collisions<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, IndiGo operates over 350 aircraft. In June 2023, IndiGo placed the largest ever single aircraft order by any airline for 500 aircraft with Airbus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the current fleet, the almost 1000 A320 Family aircraft yet to be delivered, and today\u2019s order for wide-body aircraft, IndiGo is well positioned to expand and densify its network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s historic moment marks a new chapter for IndiGo and will further shape the future of the airline and for Indian aviation at the same time. For IndiGo, after successfully pioneering the Indian skies with an unprecedented journey, its fleet of 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft will allow IndiGo to embark on its next phase of becoming one of the leading global aviation players\u201d, Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-d40f09ce     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"201\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/04\/boeing-narrows-first-quarter-losses-signals-operational-recovery.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" 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