Mumbai: IndiGo received the delivery of its 500th Airbus aircraft, becoming the first airline in the world to reach the milestone of direct deliveries from the European manufacturer. The airline still has around 900 aircraft in its orderbook to be delivered over the next decade.
The landmark aircraft, an Airbus A320neo, registered as VT-ION, joined India's largest airline's fleet without much noise earlier this month. The milestone comes at a critical time for Indian aviation, which is suffering from the headwinds of the West Asia crisis and the rising jet fuel prices, as well as IndiGo, which saw its worst operational crisis in December last year.
While large aircraft leasing companies like ILFC and NAS Aviation have historically managed higher volumes, IndiGo is the first commercial passenger airline to receive 500 units directly from Airbus.
The Indian airline has surpassed long-established global giants like Lufthansa, which has received 466 deliveries, and China Eastern, which has received 449 deliveries till date.
11/04/2026 Dhairya Gajara/Free Press Journal
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