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With the most recent announcement from IndiGo, which didn’t disclose monetary particulars, now the overall confirmed orders for the wide-body A350-900 stands at 60. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj
The airline, which has been growing its worldwide operations, at present has greater than 400 planes in its fleet and over 900 plane on order.
With the most recent announcement from IndiGo, which didn’t disclose monetary particulars, now the overall confirmed orders for the wide-body A350-900 stands at 60.
The service has buy rights for one more 40 A350 household plane, a long-term guess contemplating the worldwide provide chain woes leading to shortages and delays in supply of recent planes.
Separately, the airline has signed an settlement with Rolls-Royce to equip its fleet of Airbus A350 plane with Trent XWB-84 engines.
In a launch, the airline stated it has signed a contract with Airbus confirming the conversion of 30 out of its 70 buy rights of Airbus A350-900 plane into agency orders.
“With this, IndiGo doubles its wide-body order from 30 to 60 Airbus A350-900 aircraft,” it stated in a launch.
In June, either side had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for these further 30 plane.
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers stated the conversion of the MoU right into a agency order for 30 further A350-900s is a testomony to the airline’s confidence in the way forward for Indian aviation and the strategic partnership with Airbus, additional bolstered by the robust begin of our long-haul operations.
“These aircraft, as they join our fleet in the years to come, will play a pivotal role in enabling IndiGo to expand its reach, connect India with more destinations across the globe,” he stated.
IndiGo commenced long-haul providers with leased wide-body Boeing 787 Dreamliners from July. The airline’s first A350-900 plane is anticipated to hitch the fleet in 2027.
Airbus, in a launch, stated India, the world’s fastest-growing aviation market, is witnessing a surge in worldwide journey because the financial system grows and family incomes rise.
The A350 is completely positioned to serve the nation’s aspirations for long-range journey, it added.
“While the A320 Family aircraft are supporting the democratisation of air travel in India, the A350 has become the reference aircraft to unlock the potential of the international market for the Indian carrier,” the plane maker stated within the launch.
Meanwhile, particulars in regards to the variety of engines and worth with respect to the Rolls-Royce weren’t disclosed.
“The Trent XWB-84 engines deliver an impressive 84,000 pounds of thrust, offering industry-leading fuel efficiency, reduced emissions, and outstanding reliability for long-haul operations,” IndiGo stated in one other launch.
Earlier within the day, IndiGo stated it would begin working narrow-body A321XLR plane from January 2026 with flights to Athens from Delhi and Mumbai.
Published – October 18, 2025 07:03 am IST
