Indigo Places A Huge Order With Airbus

India’s largest carrier by fleet count and market share, Indigo, has shattered the records for a single aircraft purchase order. The airline has ordered 500 planes from the Airbus A320 family, the biggest ever in commercial aviation history. The latest order takes the total number of Airbus aircraft on order by the Indian airline to 1,330, making it the world’s biggest A320 family operator. The first A320neo plane was delivered to Indigo in March 2016, with the first order placed with the European aeroplane maker in 2005 for 100 A320 units. The pocket-friendly carrier’s second order came in 2011 for an additional 180 A320 planes, including the NEO, followed by the third in 2014 (250neo family) and the fourth in 2019 (300 A320neo family). Indigo currently has 264 aircraft operational – 162 A320neos, 79 A321neos, 21 A320ceos and 2 A321 freighters.