IndiGo fleet
IndiGo is the largest airline of India since its establishment in 2006. It is also the largest individual Asian airline and the world's 10th-largest airline, as of September 2024.
As of September 2024, the airline operates a fleet of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft with a fleet consisting of Airbus A320-200, A320neo, A321neo, ATR 72-600 as well as the Boeing 777 (wet-leased from Turkish Airlines) for passenger operations, and Airbus A321-200/P2F for cargo operations, making for a total of 378 aircraft.
Over 80% of the airline's aircraft are narrow-bodies. It is also the largest Airbus A320neo operator in the world. To cater to the rapidly growing future traffic and demands, the airline also has the world's largest aircraft order, with a total of over 950 aircraft on order since June 2023.
Current fleet
[edit]As of September 2024[update], IndiGo operates the following aircraft:[1][2]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 23 | — | — | 180 | 180 | To be phased out.[3] |
Airbus A320neo | 23 | 253 | — | 180 | 180 | Largest operator of its type.[2] |
177 | — | 186 | 186 | |||
Airbus A321neo | 15 | 550 | — | 222 | 222 | Second largest operator of its type.[2] |
92 | — | 232 | 232 | |||
— | 45 | 12 | 208 | 220 | Entering service on 14 November 2024.[4] | |
Airbus A321XLR[5] | — | 69 | TBA | Largest order of its type.[6] Deliveries from 2025.[7] | ||
Airbus A350-900 | — | 30 | Order with 70 options.[8] Deliveries from 2027.[8] | |||
ATR 72-600 | 45 | 5 | — | 78 | 78 | |
IndiGo CarGo fleet | ||||||
Airbus A321-200/P2F | 3 | 1 | Cargo
|
[9] | ||
Total | 378 | 953 |
Gallery
[edit]Former fleet
[edit]Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Replacement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airbus A320-200 | 130 | 2006 | 2024 | Airbus A320neo | |
Airbus A320neo | 4 | 2016 | 2023 | None |
Fleet history
[edit]- In June 2005, IndiGo placed an order for 100 Airbus A320-200 aircraft worth US$6 billion during the Paris Air Show with plans to commence operations in mid-2006.[11][12][13]
- In July 2006, the airline received its first A320. The airline planned to induct 100 aircraft by 2015–2016.[14]
- In January 2011, IndiGo signed a memorandum of understanding for an additional 180 Airbus A320 aircraft including 150 with the New Engine Option (NEO) worth US$15 billion.
- In 2012, the airline took delivery of its 50th aircraft[15] and the 100th aircraft was delivered on 4 November 2014, completing its initial order ahead of schedule.[16]
- The Airbus A320neo family aircraft ordered in 2011 were to be delivered starting 2015.[17] However, due to a delay in the production and delivery of these aircraft, IndiGo dry-leased a total of 22 used aircraft to cope with the demand.[18]
- On 15 October 2014, IndiGo expressed its intention to order a further 250 A320neo aircraft worth US$25.7 billion at list prices.[19]
- On 15 August 2015, IndiGo confirmed the order for 250 A320neo aircraft for $26.5 billion. The order also provides IndiGo the flexibility to convert some A320neos to A321neoLRs that can seat more passengers and fly on longer routes.[20] The order for 250 jets was Airbus' single largest order by number of aircraft.[21]
- On 10 October 2019, Airbus delivered its 1000th A320neo aircraft to IndiGo.[24]
- In May 2017, IndiGo tentatively signed for 50 ATR 72-600 for the UDAN regional connectivity scheme, to be delivered from the year end for up to 20 by the end of 2018.[25]
- On 17 November 2017, IndiGo took delivery of its first ATR 72-600.[26]
- On 29 October 2019, IndiGo placed a firm order for 300 A320neo Family aircraft comprising a mix of 87 A320neo, 144 A321neo and 69 A321XLR, taking IndiGo's total number of A320neo Family aircraft orders to 730.[27]
- In May 2023, IndiGo inducted its first wide-body aircraft, a Boeing 777-300ER wet leased from Turkish Airlines.[28]
- In June 2023, the airline placed an order for 500 Airbus A320neo family aircraft worth $55 billion excluding potential bulk-order concessions.[29] It is the largest single aircraft order in commercial aviation history with deliveries between 2030 and 2035.[30]
- On 25 April 2024, IndiGo signed a deal for 30 Airbus A350-900s, with rights to purchase another 70 aircraft with Airbus, at a cost of US$5 billion, thereby taking the total number to a hundred wide-body aircraft. This order marked the airline's entry to consist and operate wide-body aircraft for the first time in its history in a full-fledged way, as part of its long-term future plans. The deliveries of these aircraft will begin from 2027.[31][32]
- Since May 2024, IndiGo is also planning to place an order of at least a hundred smaller, regional aircraft such as the ATR-72, the Airbus A220 or the Embraer E175, to further give impetus on regional expansion and connectivity.[33]
Engine type
[edit]Since 2020, all the aircraft that are being delivered to IndiGo are fitted with CFM LEAP-1A engines leaving GTF.[34]
Livery
[edit]The airline uses a two tone blue livery on a white background with the belly of the aircraft painted in Indigo with the logo in white.[35]
Grounded fleet
[edit]As of September 2024, due to the ongoing Pratt and Whitney engine issues, 70 aircraft from the fleet are grounded.[36][37]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Seat map and Aircraft information". IndiGo. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Airbus Orders & Deliveries till August 2024 (Report). Airbus. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "IndiGo to phase out 120 A320 ceos in 2 years; working with partners for better prices". The Economic Times. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "IndiGo Stretch: New IndiGo Business Class". One Mile At A Time. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "India's IndiGo orders an additional ten A320Ns". ch-aviation. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Airbus defers A321neo(XLR) service entry to 2024". Ch-aviation. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "India's IndiGo eyes Amsterdam with A321neo(XLR)s". Ch-aviation. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ a b "IndiGo enters wide-body space by placing order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "IndiGo cargo inducts the first A321 P2F freighter" (Press release). IndiGo. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Indigo Fleet". Airfleets. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "IndiGo Airlines to fly soon". The Economic Times. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Airbus wins $6bn order from India". BBC News. 16 June 2005. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Airbus Orders and Deliveries". Airbus. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "IndiGo celebrates delivery of first Airbus A320". Airbus (Press release). 28 July 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "IndiGo gets delivery of its 50th Airbus A320 aircraft". The Economic Times. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "IndiGo gets 100th aircraft completing its first order of many Airbus A-320". The Economic Times. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ Sinha, Saurabh (13 January 2011). "Aircraft order is just a drop in ocean: IndiGo". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Airbus delays A320neo delivery for Indian airline IndiGo". Reuters. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "40 billion jet spending spree". Yahoo. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Would be foolish to not focus on India, says IndiGo airlines president Aditya Ghosh". The Economic Times. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "IndiGo signs MoU for 250 A320neo aircraft". Airbus (Press release). 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "IndiGo commits to 180 A320s, largest jet order in aviation history" (Press release). Airbus. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^ "Airbus and AirAsia announce record deal for 200 planes". BBC. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Airbus marks its 1,000th A320neo Family aircraft delivery". Airbus.com. 11 October 2019.
- ^ David Kaminski-Morrow (9 May 2017). "IndiGo tentatively signs for 50 ATRs". Flight Global.
- ^ Niall O'Keeffe (17 November 2017). "IndiGo takes delivery of first ATR". Flight Global. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "IndiGo signs for 300 A320neo Family aircraft" (Press release). Airbus. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "IndiGo's reveals new livery on Boeing 777 aircraft". Times Aerospace. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Record aircraft purchase announced at Paris Airshow". BBC News. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Largest Aircraft Order: IndiGo Places Order For 500 Airbus Neo Family Planes". News18. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "IndiGo enters the wide-body space with an order for 30 Firm Airbus A350-900 aircraft" (Press release). IndiGo. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Patel, Deepak (25 April 2024). "IndiGo places $5 billion order for 30 A350-900 widebody aircraft". Business Standard. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "IndiGo in talks for 100 smaller planes as part of plan to widen regional network - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Haris, Lex (9 November 2023). "IndiGo Deals With Grounding More Planes Over Engine Issues". Skift. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "The man behind IndiGo's amazing success". Rediff. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "IndiGo secures Boeing 737 MAX aircraft from Qatar Airways amidst operational challenges". Financialexpress. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "IndiGo to receive compensation from Pratt & Whitney for grounded aircraft". The Economic Times. 14 June 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 12 September 2024.