IndiGo opts for new engine to cut fuel costs

New Delhi: Major aircraft engine manufacturer International Aero Engines (IAE) launched its new engine into commercial service with no-frill Indian carrier IndiGo, claiming it would enable considerable saving of jet fuel and reduce costs.
IndiGo's Airbus A-320 aircraft, fitted with the brand new V2500 Selectone engines, have been put on sectors like Jaipur-Ahmedabad, Jaipur-Chennai (via Mumbai) and Jaipur- Guwahati (via Kolkata) as well as between Ahmedabad and Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata.
"These engines will reduce fuel burn and lead to savings of about Rs four lakh per month per aircraft," IndiGo CEO Bruce Ashby told reporters here. The IAE claims its Selectone engines deliver "an additional one per cent fuel burn advantage." IndiGo had placed the single largest order for the V2500 engines along with its 100 Airbus A-320 aircraft order in 2005. The value of the IAE engine deal alone was USD 1.7 billion at list prices.
02/10/08 Press Trust of India

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