Market Intelligence: -Airline Aircraft Orders

India – low‑fare carrier IndiGo has confirmed a firm order for 30 additional Airbus A350‑900 wide‑body aircraft, converting an earlier memorandum of understanding into a contract and bringing its total A350 order backlog to 60 aircraft.

• The order conversion accelerates IndiGo’s shift into the long‑haul international market, leveraging the A350‑900’s long range and improved fuel‑efficiency.

• With this move, IndiGo is signalling its ambitions to expand beyond its domestic narrow‑body footprint and establish a more global footprint by 2030.

• The A350 family, manufactured by Airbus, has amassed more than 1,400 orders from 63 customers worldwide as of end‑September 2025 — underscoring the type’s level of market acceptance.

Source: Airbus