India’s IndiGo strikes a multibillion-dollar deal for 500 Airbus planes, the largest ever by number of aircraft.
Industry executives say as many as 2,000 jet orders are up for grabs worldwide in a resurgent commercial jet market, on top of those provisionally announced already, as airlines try to fill a void left by sharp falls in activity in the COVID crisis.
“This is just the beginning, there’s more going forward. With the growth of India [and] the growth of the Indian aviation market…this is the right time for us to place this order,” IndiGo chief executive Pieter Elbers told a news conference. A Ukrainian minister told Reuters that Kyiv is in talks with Western arms manufacturers to boost production of weapons, including drones, and could sign contracts in coming months.
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