NEW DELHI/PARIS: Budget airline IndiGo is close to placing a near-record order for more than 300 Airbus A320 Neo-family jets worth at least $33 billion at recent catalogue prices to cement its position as India’s largest carrier by market share.
People familiar with the matter told Reuters that IndiGo, part of InterGlobe Aviation, was finalising an order that would include Airbus’s newest jet, a long-range version of the single-aisle A320neo family called the A321XLR.
IndiGo did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. On Monday, a spokeswoman said there were no plans on the order front “as of now”. Airbus declined to comment.
The deal follows a fierce contest between Airbus and Boeing, which is seeking a new endorsement for its grounded 737 MAX after British Airways owner IAG tentatively agreed in June to drop Airbus as its supplier and commit to 200 MAX jets.
