Airbus ad the signature by the Indian carrier IndiGo a contract for the purchase of 250 A320neo aircraft worth 26.5 billion dollars (23.9 billion euros). The European aircraft manufacturer announced the order in October 2014.
The release of accurate Indigo Airbus is the first airline in India, and that “the signing of a contract in August 15, corresponded to 69th anniversary of Indian independence. ”
Aditya Ghosh, President of IndiGo believes that “the purchase of these aircraft consume less fuel would continue the development of long-haul flights” and to open up new markets. The A320neo (new engine option) has many innovations to achieve 15% fuel savings, which can be up to 20% by 2020, says Airbus, stating that “this corresponds to a reduction of CO2 emissions by 5,000 tons per year per unit “.
IndiGo, launched in 2006, covers a third of the Indian domestic market.
Thousands of advance orders
“IndiGo ordered 530 A320 family from Airbus,” says Airbus since the same company had previously made orders in 2005 and in 2011. “The Airbus order book for its single-aisle wide leader passes the threshold of 4,000 planes.”
According to Airbus, “with more than 11,800 aircraft ordered to date and more than 6,600 delivered to 400 customers and operators, the A320 Family is the best-selling single-aisle family in the world.” With this announcement, the number of A320neo still to be delivered passes more than 4,100 devices, the manufacturer still accurate.
Cap on the Indian market
In March 2014, Airbus estimated that Indian airlines will need 1,290 new airplanes over the next two decades, is a potential market of $ 190 billion. According to him, 36% of the fleet in India will consist of long-haul aircraft, more than double the current level.
The aircraft manufacturer, which has made India one of its target market , had stated that the annual passenger transport traffic growth rate in India is 8.6%, well above the average growth rate in the Asia-Pacific region (6.1%) and the world (4, 7%).
The number of Indians using air transport will be increased fivefold in 20 years, which means that a quarter of the population will fly at least once.
To take advantage of this strategic market found Airbus Airbus India created in 2014, a 100% subsidiary of Airbus, to consolidate operations
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