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India+ widebody aircraft= ? Till about five years ago this was the equation which rapidly changed to India + Widebody aircraft = #growth, #growth and more #growth. As per the latest Airbus forecast,  India will require 2,210 new aircraft over the next 20 years, comprising of 1,770 new small and 440 medium and large aircraft.  India has witnessed an upward trend in the growth of #airtraffic over the last ten years – with #domestictraffic growing almost threefold and international traffic more than doubling. On international routes, India has only about 1/10th of the widebody fleet installed in similar markets, depriving homegrown carriers of a larger share of the profitable long-haul routes now dominated by foreign airlines. This quote by Rémi Maillard triggered the entry of #widebody aircraft in India followed by record orders by Air India Limited and IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) for the A350s. Is India's aviation landscape transitioning from narrowbody to widebody? Let's analyse Special thanks to Ajay Kumar, Harish Venkateswaran Prakash Babu Devara and Girish Nair for your valuable contributions KLA Legal AirFleet Managers Cognizant KPMG India Thank you so much Rohit Goel and SP Guide Publications Pvt Ltd #aviation #airtravel #longhaulroutes #internationaltravel #domesticcarriers #domesticairlines #narrowbodymarket #A350s #A320neos #aftermarketrecovery #widebodymarket #transition

India's #widebodymarket was highly underserved till Air India Limited and IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) placed orders for #B777s and #A350s to explore the untapped #longhaulroutes. Boeing's commercial #marketoutlook, have predicted that having the right #widebody with the highest #performancecapability, #costefficiency, and #sustainabilityfootprint will enable India’s widebody market to grow from approximately 60 airplanes today to an estimated 230 by 2041. Airbus has also forecasted that time is ripe for Indian #airlines to #expand its #widebody #marketreach with newer #destinations and #routes. With a keen eye on such #forecasts and an #opportunity to grab a greater chuck of long haul #marketshare in India, IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) is mulling the idea of ordering more #widebody aircraft, most likely 30 #A350s order could be announced by next week. But everything is under wraps as of now. #IndiGo currently operates two #B777s leased from Turkish Airlines to Istanbul. This new order will provide greater #internationalradius and intensify its #competition with Air India Limited. Pieter Elbers Rémi Maillard Laurie Alder Ashish Singhal Rohit Tomar Seemaa S Vedaak Veena Chawla Rinaldo Rhine #airtravel #safetravel #aftermarketrecovery #aviationrecovery #traveldemand #longhaultravel #IndoUSroute #widebody #internationalroutes #A350s #newaircraft

The competition in the Indian passenger aviation industry is heating up! Indigo announced that it is purchasing 30 Airbus A350 aircraft. What does this signify for the low-cost carrier, its competitors, and the whole ecosystem? Indigo has been operating since 2006, offering a no-frills service - only economy seating and no business seating. It offered affordable flying to the Indian market, most of which didn’t care about the value-adds (meals, extra legroom, in-flight premium experience) but only on-time performance and customer experience - which Indigo delivered. Fast forward to 2024, it has gained a 60% market share. The strategy to date was built on cost leadership, which essentially means that Indigo was the one to offer the most competitive fares to Indian passengers and generate enough volume to drive its revenue and net income. In an industry with cutthroat competition such as this, Indigo focused on key metrics directly linked to its revenue and improved its efficiency. Some of them are:  • (A) Capacity: No. of seats on an aircraft  • (B) Load factor: No. of passengers on an aircraft (Utilisation of available capacity) • Traffic: (A) x (B) • Yield: Money earned per passenger (Total Revenue: Yield X Traffic) Metrics defining the expenses included fuel, maintenance, labor, and airport usage fees. But the beauty of the strategy lay in how these metrics were influenced: • Operating only the A320 aircraft: low maintenance cost because procedures could be standardized while minimizing staff training costs (and becoming Airbus’ key customer) • Turnaround time: reducing aircraft downtime (not flying), leading to higher aircraft utilization and therefore, higher revenues • Hub and spoke model: tapping tier II and tier III cities passengers and bringing them to central hubs (DEL, BOM, BLR), leading to deeper market penetration While the above model has worked so far, Indigo plans to enter long-haul routes with the new aircraft. Though it has tested the waters with wet leasing and codeshare agreements with Turkish Airlines, it is a difficult nut to crack. Air India, a competitor, aims to carry 50% of international traffic by FY2028. Indigo may stick to cost leadership as its source of competitive advantage and carve a market for itself in the global market - sticking to its original playbook - and offering the best fare but Air India with its deep pockets sponsored by TATA may compete on the same. Or Indigo may go with product differentiation adapting to the needs of international traffic. While this strategic game plays out, there is one clear winner - the Indian cities. Because of increased domestic operators bringing in more international traffic, there’s a huge opportunity for Indian cities to become logistical hubs for South Asia and increase their local revenues (think Emirates and Etihad with Dubai and Abu Dhabi!) Image Source: Airbus digital render #Indigo #Aviation #Airlines #Airbus #Business #Logistics #AirIndia

Delta inherited its Mumbai operations from Northwest and used to fly to Mumbai through Amsterdam by way of 2016. They closed this route, blaming the Center Jap carriers for making it uncompetitive for them. In 2018, with their close cooperation with Jet Airways, Delta once more noticed the potential of launching operations to Mumbai, with 9W supplying visitors into the Mumbai hub. Delta eventually launched flights to Mumbai in 2019, flying a Boeing 777LR from New York JFK. Nonetheless, with Covid19 associated flight groundings in early 2020, the route was killed after a number of months of operations. Loads has modified since, with Russian Airspace being closed to American carriers and the permanent removal from the Delta fleet of the Boeing 777-200LRs, a few of which now fly for Air India as an alternative. Ever since, whereas American Airways and United have restricted operations to India, Delta has not been ready to come again, given they don’t have an plane to function the route. Delta expects to return to India in 2026 Delta at present has the A350-900 as its flagship plane. However earlier in 2024, the airline additionally positioned an order for 20 A350-1000 plane, which might give it the vary to fly additional than it could possibly proper now. Thrifty Traveler, a US-based outlet, not too long ago occurred to be in the identical room as Ed Bastian, the Delta CEO, and they reported that he’s now a 2026 return to India as soon as the brand new plane joins the fleet.“We actually need to serve that market immediately,” Bastian mentioned. Delta A350-1000 (Rendering, courtesy Airbus) ThriftyTraveler additionally mentions that Delta’s partnership with IndiGo is arising, however no particulars can be found for now. Bottomline With the Airbus A350-1000 induction in the fleet across the nook, Delta expects to (re-re) launch flights to India in 2026. Nonetheless, the main points of which markets it’s going to serve is perhaps introduced nearer to the launch date. The airline additionally intends to do a partnership with IndiGo in the long run. What do you make of Delta’s return to India, if it occurs? A lot wanted or an excessive amount of capability already? Appreciated our articles and our efforts? Please pay an quantity you’re snug with; an quantity you imagine is the honest worth for the content material you may have consumed. Please enter an quantity in the field beneath and click on on the button to pay; you should use Netbanking, Debit/Credit score Playing cards, UPI, QR codes, or any Pockets to pay. Each contribution helps cowl the price of the content material generated in your profit. (Vital: to obtain affirmation and particulars of your transaction, please enter a legitimate e-mail deal with in the pop-up kind that may seem after you click on the ‘Pay Now’ button. For worldwide transactions, use Paypal to course of the transaction.) We aren’t placing our articles behind any paywall the place you’re

*IndiGo’s plans to soar higher! Potential order of 30 Airbus A350s signals global ambitions* IndiGo, which is a big airline in India, wants to fly to more far-away places around the world. Right now, they mostly use smaller planes for flights within India. But they want to use bigger planes to fly to places like the UK and Europe. They are thinking about buying around 30 big Airbus planes called A350s. These planes can carry a lot of people and fly long distances. This would help IndiGo compete with other airlines, like Air India, which is also big in India. IndiGo already ordered many planes from Airbus before, so they are already a big customer for Airbus. Now, they might order even more planes. But they haven't decided for sure yet. They might change their mind about how many planes to buy and when to buy them. Right now, IndiGo has only a few big planes from another company, Boeing, for flights to places like Istanbul. Most of their planes are smaller ones made by Airbus. So, if they decide to buy these new Airbus planes, it would be a big deal for IndiGo and for the airline industry in India. But for now, both IndiGo and Airbus are not saying anything about it officially. CREDITS IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) Financial Express (India)

In the last year, Indian airlines have placed massive orders for new aircraft to expand their fleets and meet the growing demand for air travel in the country. The key highlights are: Air India, the national carrier, placed orders for a total of 470 aircraft - 250 from Airbus and 220 from Boeing. This is the largest single order for aircraft ever placed by an airline. IndiGo, India's largest airline, announced an order for 500 narrow-body planes and 30 wide-body planes from Airbus. Akasa Air, a new Indian airline, placed a firm order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Together, Air India, IndiGo, and Akasa Air have ordered a total of 1,150 aircraft in less than a year. Other Indian carriers like SpiceJet and Vistara also have significant aircraft orders in the pipeline, though the exact numbers are not specified. In total, Indian airlines are expected to take delivery of over 1,600 new aircraft in the coming years to cater to the country's rapidly growing aviation market, which is one of the fastest growing in the world. IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd), Vistara - TATA SIA Airlines Ltd., Air India Limited, Air India Express, Akasa Air #India, #Airbus, #Boeing, #planes, #engineers, #travel, #pilots, #cabincrew, #holidays

India's IndiGo Airlines firms order for A320neo family jets IndiGo Airlines has firmed up an order for another ten A320neo, adding to its already substantial backlog at Airbus. The manufacturer's March 2024 order and delivery update reveals the Indian LCC committed to the ten aircraft on March 15. In early September 2023, IndiGo's parent entity, InterGlobe Aviation Limited, told India's National Stock Exchange (NSE) that its board had approved the order for the ten aircraft but the purchase contract had yet to be signed. The filing also noted that the aircraft were to be part of a 300-strong order placed back in 2019. That order was for a mix of A320neo and A321neo types including the A321-200NY (XLR). According to the ch-aviation PRO airlines module, IndiGo Airlines presently operates 368 aircraft, including thirty-two (including 12 wet-leased) A320-200s, 192 A320-200Ns, ninety-four A321-200NX, three A321-200(P2F)s, forty-five ATR72-600s, and two wet-leased B777-300ERs. Following a firm order for another 500 aircraft in June 2023, IndiGo's orderbook at Airbus totals 941 aircraft and includes one A320-200, 263 A320-200Ns, 384 A321-200Ns, 224 A321-200NX, and sixty-nine A321-200NY(XLR)s. It also has a further five ATR72-600s due from ATR - Avions de Transport Régional. Speaking at the recent Asia Aviation Festival in Singapore, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said the existing orderbook was "a wonderful asset" and would see the airline average one delivery every week for the next decade. "We have a target to double in size by the end of the decade and that's backed up by our fleet orders," he said. "The demand in India will not slow down. It will continue to keep growing." Source: ch-aviation

IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd), India's undisputed narrowbody king recently surprised everyone by placing an order of 30 A350-900 widebody with an option of 70 more. But the #airline was in no mood to stop, within a couple of days of placing this historic order, the airline is rumored to be in talks with ATR and Embraer for an order of 100 small jets. With this order #IndiGo plans to expand its #regionalnetwork. The #airline, already operates 45 ATR-72 planes with 78 seats each and is set to receive five more this year, is bound to lean towards continuing its partnership with #ATR due to potential cost advantages. But, Airbus' A220 and Embraer's E-175 planes are also in the fray. Looks like #IndiGo is eyeing a share of #profit in Tier II and Tier III cities where new #airports are being #developed and #UDAN is expected to boost #airtraveldemand. IndiGo serves almost 60 #destinations with recent additions like Gondia, Lakshadweep, Jagdalpur, Jharsuguda, and Dharamshala. #ATR has already forecasted that India becoming its largest #market within the next decade, reflecting the rising #regionalairconnectivity in the country. Government of India Official Narendra Modi NITI Aayog Official Jyotiraditya M Scindia Pieter Elbers Parichay Datta Amrish Agarwal Rohit Tomar Seemaa S Vedaak Veena Chawla Rinaldo Rhine #RCS #regionalconnectivity #lastmileconnectivity #airtravel #traveldemand #middleclass #holidayseason #UDAN #safetravel #largestairline

Exciting developments are underway in the Indian aviation sector as Air India Express undergo a significant transformation, aligning their flight designator codes with parent company Air India. With both Air India Express and Vistara in future transitioning to the 'AI' code, they gain access to Air India's global sales network, enhancing connectivity and passenger experience. This strategic move reflects the broader restructuring efforts within the Tata Group, which now owns Air India Express and Vistara. Despite challenges, optimism abounds for the sector's future, fueled by substantial aircraft orders and the development of mega airports to accommodate growing demand. The transition to the 'AI' code marks a crucial step in streamlining operations and strengthening the Tata Group's presence in the Indian aviation market. #Aviation #IndianAviation #AirIndia #Vistara #AirIndiaExpress #TataGroup #MergersAndAcquisitions #GrowthOpportunities #Connectivity #AirTravel #FutureOfAviation https://lnkd.in/evjP9CPa

A Big milestone for the Indian Aviation markets - IndiGo on its Q2 concall said that it is the first carrier in India's aviation history to have a fleet of 400+ aircrafts (Tata Airlines is around 300 Fleet size) It presently has 410 planes v/s 334 a year ago. IndiGo is the single-largest client for Airbus by a large margin. 1000 Aircraft Order from Indigo alone - Indigo is slated to receive 1 new plane every week for the next decade! Inducting a plane every week is something I am sure no other airline is doing – CEO Order Backlog for Indian Airline Carriers - 1600+ Aircraft on Order The quick pace of airport construction (See how quickly Noida Airport and Navi Mumbai Airport was made), mad rush in lounges, massive orders by Indian Aviation carriers all point towards the fact that India is a under penetrated Aviation market and will remain so for this decade! no stock reco