Boeing front-runner to secure order for widebody jet from IndiGo

In the competition to supply wide-body aircraft to domestic carrier IndiGo, Boeing has emerged as the clear favorites. The company most likely to receive IndiGo’s order for 25 wide-body aircraft is Boeing.

IndiGo is reportedly in talks to purchase a member of the Boeing 787 series of twin-aisle planes, which competes with Airbus’ A330neo aircraft. According to the sources, no decision has been made because the conversations are confidential.

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Air India’s order for 470 aircraft from Boeing, which was previously the highest order, was surpassed by the airline’s subsequent purchase of 500 A320 aircraft from the French aerospace manufacturer Airbus. The order placed by IndiGo was the largest single aircraft ever bought by any airline from Airbus. The order would include a mixture of A320 and A321 aircraft.

The first 500 aircraft are anticipated to be delivered only after 2026. The procurement, according to CEO Pieter Elbers, would aid the airline in developing a “unparalleled network” and moving forward.

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The world’s fastest-growing aviation market, where demand for air travel has soared post-COVID and sent industry records plummeting even as jet makers struggle to achieve output objectives, is where Indian carriers are attempting to stay up.

IndiGo, which holds a 58% share of the domestic market in India, is pushing forward at the same time that it plans to double its capacity by the end of the decade and expand its network, particularly in foreign markets.

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