SpiceJet tilts towards Airbus
Budget carrier SpiceJet is exploring the possibility of ordering 100 Airbus planes, risking itself to the problems of having both Airbuses and Boeings in its fleet amid growing uncertainty over the fate of its grounded Boeing 737 Max 8s even as it tries to expand capacity to make the most of the opportunity offered by the slots vacated by Jet Airways.
“Airbus has pushed us hard since the day we started flying Boeing aircraft, and of course with the current problems, they’ve pushed us harder. They have made us a commercial offer and we are evaluating it,” Ajay Singh, chairman, SpiceJet, said in an interview to a business wire service in New York.
He, however, did not explain the size of the potential deal with Airbus but confirmed that any aircraft order that SpiceJet would place in the future would not be less than 100 aircraft, worth $13 billion to Airbus or Boeing.
