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Increasing the fleet
IndiGo ready to order new widebody aircraft
By: Rafael Ramos
On: 8/14/2023
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The airline IndiGo is looking to double its capacity by the end of the year. At the moment, the company is close to finalizing an agreement for the acquisition of 25 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. However, the company is also talking to Airbus about the possibility of acquiring the A330neo.
The Indian giant has been in talks with Boeing and Airbus since March this year. The company recently entered into a partnership with Turkish Airlines, thus starting its international operations with a leased Boeing 777.
But the company seeks its own widebodies, so that its international trips would have reduced operating costs. In any case, the company will have difficulties in having its own planes, since both Boeing and Airbus would still take a few years to get new aircraft delivered due to the backlog of orders.
It is not yet known what the company will do, but its domestic network is very large. The company still manages to remain competitive, as it has a very large fleet of single-aisle aircraft. With Airbus alone, and considering the record order for the A320neo family at the beginning of this year, the company has more than 1300 aircraft in its backlog. The order was split between 125 A320neo and 375 A321neo.
Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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