Why did IndiGo go for the A320?

Back in 2001 aviation industry took a big hit due to 9/11. Passengers were afraid of flying, airlines were losing money and so did the manufacturers. Airbus and Boeing were old time rivals. read more

A small thing which makes a big advantage for indigo is its all A320 fleet. Because of huge volume of order it was able to negotiate tight discounts from Airbus and since that all its aircrafts are single type its gonna save a lot on maintenance cost. read more

IndiGo had taken at least seven of its jets out of action by July last year, awaiting a fix for the engines. As recently as February, the DGCA had ordered IndiGo to not fly three of its jets. The assembled fuselage of an Airbus A320 narrow-body passenger twin-engine jet airliner moves across the Airbus SE factory floor in Hamburg, Germany. read more