IndiGo to buy jet engines worth $20 billion from CFM
Live MintIndigo, India’s largest domestic airline by market share, on Monday said it is ordering jet engines worth $20 billion from CFM International, a joint venture of General Electric Co. and France’s Safran SA, to power 280 Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft operated by it. “IndiGo has been a CFM customer since 2016 and currently operates a fleet of 17 A320ceo aircraft powered by CFM56-5B engines as part of a total fleet of 215 A320/A321 family aircraft. On the other hand, the deal strengthens CFM’s presence in India, the world’s fastest growing aviation market last year, with Vistara and state-run Air India Ltd already using its engines. “We are pleased to partner with CFM for our next batch of Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft,” said Riyaz Peermohamed, chief aircraft acquisition and financing officer, IndiGo.