World’s largest commercial jet purchase orders by number of aircraft

BENGALURU (Reuters) – IndiGo, India’s largest airline, on Monday placed an order for 500 Airbus narrowbody jets, the largest ever plane deal by number of aircraft, overtaking an earlier deal by rival Air India that was firmed up on Tuesday.

Following are the biggest plane deals, by number of aircraft.

INDIGO – 500 JETS – 2023

IndiGo on Monday agreed to buy 500 single-aisle jets from Airbus, making it the single largest order of any aircraft. The order is expected to include the popular A320neo family of planes including the longer range A321XLRs which will help expand its network into Europe and deeper into Southeast Asia.