IndiGo is developing plans for long-haul flights after building up a fleet of more than 150 Airbus A320 narrow-body planes used within the region. New Delhi: IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, plans to order as many as 50 Airbus SE A330 wide-body jets as it seeks to expand beyond short-haul flights, people with knowledge of the matter said. IndiGo is developing plans for long-haul flights after building up a fleet of more than 150 Airbus A320 narrow-body planes used within the region. A sale to Indigo would come as a shot in the arm for the A330 upgrade, which Airbus developed to fill a gap at the bottom end of the wide-body market after building the A350. An order announcement from IndiGo could come as early as June, one of the people said.

Source: Mint March 09, 2018 03:56 UTC