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IndiGo takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600 aircraft

The order is also the biggest placed by any Indian carrier with the company

Delhi HC asks DIAL to submit report on Indigo's shifting operations to T2

Earlier, Indigo Airlines had moved the Delhi HC challenging DIAL's direction to shift its operations

IndiGo moves high court against Delhi airport operator

The airline has challenged DIAL's order to partially shift operations to Terminal 2

IndiGo flight hits wild boar during take-off at Visakhapatnam airport

After 45 minutes, the pilot carried out a precautionary landing back at the Vizag airport to get the necessary inspections done, it said

Mid-air mishap: Laptop catches fire on IndiGo flight; passengers panic

The incident, which occurred last Saturday, has been reported to the aviation regulator - the Directorate General of Civil Aviation

Another IndiGo mishap: Passenger falls off wheelchair, airline apologises

The development also comes days after the airline had apologised to a passenger who was manhandled at Delhi airport in October

IndiGo boss asks employees to stay calm, focus on work

A video of IndiGo passenger being manhandled by two airline staffers went viral

Air India takes a jibe at IndiGo over assault, tweets 'unbeatable' service

The airline was also the butt of jokes on social media

Whistleblower provoked passenger: IndiGo's letter to aviation ministry

IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh said the ex-staffer instigated the incident and provoked the customer by recording the video

Full text: IndiGo says 'whistleblower' instigated passenger's assault, had to be sacked

IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh said he personally spoke to the customer and apologised to him the same day

IndiGo fires staffer who shot passenger assault video, Twitter outraged over incident

The male passenger shouts and attempts to fight back but is overpowered by the IndiGo staff

Watch: IndiGo staff manhandle passenger at Delhi airport, govt seeks report

The male passenger shouts and attempts to fight back but is overpowered by the IndiGo staff

Pratt & Whitney boosts IndiGo net profit by record 294%

The airline's net profit for the second quarter of 2017-18 was Rs 551.55 crore, up from Rs 139.84 crore in the same period a year ago

IndiGo net up 4-fold to Rs 551.5 cr helped by compensation from P&W, Airbus

InterGlobe Aviation-run IndiGo today reported a massive spike in September quarter net at Rs 551.5 crore boosted by a one-time payment towards engine issues and delayed aircraft deliveries and higher margins. The largest airline that controls over 38 per cent of the domestic air passenger market had reported a 139.8 crore net income in the corresponding quarter last fiscal year. For the reporting quarter, net soared 294.4 per cent. The airline said the bottom line was boosted by a massive 710 bps spike in profit margins to 10.4 per cent from 3.4 per cent a year ago. "Profitability was favourably impacted by better revenue management and credit received from manufacturers related to aircraft grounding and delivery delays," the airline said in an exchange filing without disclosing the quantum of payments it has received from Airbus for delayed deliveries of A320 Neos and also from the American engine maker Pratt & Whitney. However, it said its other income rose over ...

IndiGo's regional connectivity plan to skip unserved routes

Cost reduction has prompted IndiGo's choice of the ATR72-6

Watch: Aditya Narayan misbehaves with IndiGo staff, apologises later

The verbal altercation was triggered after Narayan was asked to pay for carrying excess baggage on-board

IndiGo grounds one more Airbus A320 neo plane

Budget carrier IndiGo has grounded one more Airbus A320 neo plane after it was forced to return to Bhubaneswar following high engine vibrations experienced by the aircraft on the way to Bengaluru. Since their induction in March last year, the A320 neo planes in IndiGo fleet are going out of operations at a regular interval due to the frequent glitches in the Pratt & Whitney engines, which power these planes. The airline currently has 140 A320s, of which 23 are A320 Neos. Though the US engine maker has started supplying new engines to the country's largest airline by market share which has helped it put some of the grounded planes back into flying, many of such planes remain out of operations, including the one which was grounded in Bhubaneshwar on September 20. Last week, a senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had said that as many as six A320 neo planes of IndiGo were on ground and awaiting engine replacement. "On September 20, IndiGo

IndiGo plans to offer business class seats on long-haul flights

Plans to offer 30% lower fares aided by its low-cost structure

IndiGo clears issuance of 33.6 mn equity shares to institutional buyers

As of June 30, Gangwal and Chinkerpoo Family Trust owned 16.83 percent and 15.59 percent stakes in the co

IndiGo may participate in second round bids for UDAN; to buy 50 aircraft

Low-cost carrier Indigo is likely to participate in the second round of bidding in the Regional connectivity scheme, popularly known as the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik).To reap the benefit of the RCS, IndiGo had announced its plans to buy 50 ATR 72-600 aircraft worth $1.3 billion. France based ATR is the world leader for below 90-seater regional aircraft."The government has come up with the policy (RCS)- the first round of bidding has already taken place and second round of bidding is going to happen now. There are a lot of airstrips which are not connected with the country like Agra. Now, we have placed an order of 50 ATRs for induction into the fleet that will help us capture this opportunity in a big way", said Sanjay Kumar, Chief Commercial Officer of Indigo Airlines.Kumar was speaking here at the 33rd annual convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO).He said that the new policy is a big incentive for airline operators not only of Indigo's size but also for the ...