IndiGo CEO mum on possible record order, does not rule out widebodies

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IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers neither confirmed nor denied rumors that the airline is on the cusp of a large aircraft order that could include the Indian carrier’s first widebodies. “I am not here to talk about orders,” Elbers said at the International Air Transport Association’s Annual General meeting in Istanbul. Reuters reported June 4 that the airline was approaching a record deal to purchase as many as 500 new airplanes from Airbus.

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Madhu Unnikrishnan
Madhu Unnikrishnan has 20 years of experience covering the airline industry, as a senior editor at Aviation Week & Space Technology, and as editor of Airline Weekly. In addition, he has held communications roles at two airlines, Virgin America and United Airlines. Most recently, he was managing editor of The Block, covering digital assets. He is a graduate of Tufts University and holds a master’s degrees from the London School of Economics.
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