Indian Airlines confirms order for 43 A320s.

Airbus are investing a lot in this boom in India. Which can only mean they are more open to a lot of risk.

One hopes this boom does not die in India, or airbus will find themselves with literally hundreds of A320s coming out of their plant with no owner. Or Worse yet, flooding the second hand market and lowering the A320 value considerably.

I think thats one reason you are not seeing the 737 flood this boom market. Boeing seem unwilling to play with the risk.

All that being said, if it all pays off, Airbus will be a very strong player for many years to come in Indian aviation.

Why do you think Boeing is so unwilling to take these risks and Airbus seems so ready to take them? Would it be that Airbus has more to loose or is it that Boeing is confident with it’s current approach for this region?

Airbus are investing a lot in this boom in India. Which can only mean they are more open to a lot of risk.

One hopes this boom does not die in India, or airbus will find themselves with literally hundreds of A320s coming out of their plant with no owner. Or Worse yet, flooding the second hand market and lowering the A320 value considerably.

I think thats one reason you are not seeing the 737 flood this boom market. Boeing seem unwilling to play with the risk.

All that being said, if it all pays off, Airbus will be a very strong player for many years to come in Indian aviation.

Jagson must have confirmed there order…since they announced it quite some time back.

Another Indian carrier is in talks to buy 20 more Airbuses, this is a crazy week.

Jagson to buy 20 Airbus planes for $1.3 bn

Posted online: Friday, February 24, 2006 at 0000 hours IST

FEB 23: Jagson Airlines Ltd, an Indian airline which flies to northern tourist destinations with propeller planes, said it will buy as many as 20 planes from Airbus SAS for $1.3 billion to start a nationwide carrier.
Jagson held discussions with Airbus during the Singapore air show and is deciding on the financing for the project, the New Delhi-based airline said in a statement obtained by e-mail. The airline plans to buy 14 of Airbus’s A321 type of planes on firm order, with an option to buy another six.

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Yes SpiceJet has ordered some 738s and 739ERs.

Hence the latest orders for this week are 10 Boeings as posted two posts ago, 20 airbuses and 15 ATR-72 500s

Spice Jet, GoAir and Kingfisher Airlines being the big buyers of the week excluding the Indian Air Order.

One more Indian carrier goes for Airbuses. I have no clue how all these planes will be able to land and take off without major delays for the next 3 years until the Delhi and Mumbai airports are modernized.

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GoAir to buy 20 Airbus planes for 5,300 cr

MUMBAI, FEB 22: GoAir has placed an order for 20 aircraft with Airbus at a contract value of $1.2 billion (approximately Rs 5,300 crore). The orders were placed in the Asian Aero Space Conference in Singapore on Wednesday.

“The additional aircraft will allow us to expand aggressively into the North Indian and metro-to-metro flight routes,” GoAir managing director Jeh Wadia said in a statement released here on Wednesday. GoAir currently operates 3 Airbus A320s on 24 flights covering 11 cities.

The airline required these planes in order to respond to the “tremendous growth in air traffic we are experiencing in India and the increasing demand for GoAir,” Mr Wadia added.

GoAir is a low-cost carrier promoted by the Wadia Group, launched in November 2005 with scheduled services to Goa, Ahmedabad, and Coimbatore from Mumbai. The airline had already announced its plans to expand its fleet to 36 aircrafts in three years and the current announcement is part of this plan.

“These aircraft will allow us to develop our network and introduce new routes not previously served and we are excited about being able to offer the “Fly Smarter” experience to more cities and passengers throughout India,” Mr Wadia said. The new aircrafts too would have a single-class economy layout with 180 seats.

Here are some numbers of number of planes ordered excluding the Indian order

Excerpts from times of India
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Airbus to set up spare parts hub in India

In 2005, the European consortium had received orders for 221 aircraft for airlines in India, excluding Indian Airlines

Dr Rao said he expected the market to reach a plateau in 2-3 years time in India, but added that the industry would recover and witness a growth after the modernisation of airports in the metros and the construction of new airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad

GE bags $3bn engine deal from Indian carriers

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet signed a deal on Tuesday to buy 10 737 jets from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing worth $700 million at Asian Aerospace.

The deal includes an option to buy 10 more aircraft. The purchase is for five 737-800 and five 737-900ER models. Deliveries will begin in October 2007 with the handing over of 737-900ER first. Shipments will continue until 2009.

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As the economy continues to grow, the long term prospects look good while in the medium term a slow down of purchases is expected due to infrastructure of airposts… 🙂

I believe the A320 range actually outsold the 737 in 2005

Indian Airlines officialy does not exist.

And it appears that if the AI/IA merger goes through, neither will Indian… 🙂

All air carriers in India are buying and have netted billions for both Boeing and Airbus, I believe that Kingfisher Airlines has also bought some ATR planes as well….

Yes indeed. The contract was for fifteen aircraft if I remember correctly. The type involved is the ATR-72-500.

All air carriers in India are buying and have netted billions for both Boeing and Airbus, I believe that Kingfisher Airlines has also bought some ATR planes as well….

Good for Airbus and there employees for a creating an incredibly successful product! However, let’s see if they can sell a few of those A380!

Media ignorance….. Indian Airlines changed its name to just Indian 2 months ago. Indian Airlines officialy does not exist.

How much more PR can Airbus and Indian milk out of this one order?

hmm, good question

1) first steel cutting
2) first wings attached to fuselage
3) first role out
4) first test flight
5) first delivery
6) first landing in India
7) first commercial flight

Repeat this for the 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th and 43rd (last) plane. Perhaps IA will start naming its planes, then every plane can be a media sensation! Of course it must be said that ANY Indian state-run airplane order that makes it through the final hurdle is worthy of some attention. Took them bloody long enough to make the final decision. Same for AI with their Boeings.

I wonder how many more times the exact same order will be announced in the news.

So far it was announced when the order was given, Then announced again when the go ahead was given, then again when funding was clear and then once more before christmas. Now it is being announced again.

How much more PR can Airbus and Indian milk out of this one order?

That’ll keep Airbus busy…:)

Good news for Airbus.. effect of Chirac in India… wait for Bush .. mean Boeing orders..