JACKPOT: Airbus unveiled Tuesday a firm contract of 300 aircraft passed with a low-cost Indian company
At the list price, the gigantic command “firm” unveiled on Tuesday by Airbus exceeds 33 billion dollars. The European aircraft manufacturer has just sold 300 aircraft at a time, the A320neo, to the Indian low-cost company IndiGo. A contract that he describes as “one of the biggest ever with a single airline”.
“We are delighted that IndiGo, one of the first customers of the A320neo, continues to build its future had Airbus,” said Guillaume Faury, the boss of the aircraft manufacturer.
.@IndiGo6E signs for 300 #A320neo Family aircraft https://t.co/XNHpsb5hVV pic.twitter.com/AlPf8Qbpdu
— Airbus PRESS (@AirbusPRESS) October 29, 2019
IndiGo, one of the fastest-growing companies in the world, with its new 730 A320neo fleets is taking over this order and becomes the world’s largest operator of this re-engineered single-aisle aircraft. Riyaz Peermohamed, the company’s sales manager, praises the device. “We are delighted to collaborate again with Airbus (…). The fuel-efficient aircraft will allow IndiGo to continue to focus on reducing operating costs and improving fuel efficiency with high-reliability standards, “he says.
This mega-order includes A320neo, A321neo and A321LR with a wider range of action. Airbus reports that by the end of September 2019, the A320neo, its new bestseller, had received “more than 6,650 firm orders” from 110 different customers.
