Neither Airbus nor IndiGo has commented on the matter. (Representative)
Paris:
Low-cost airline IndiGo is in talks to buy “several hundred aircraft” from Airbus, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday in comments published by Les Echos.
The contract could be signed at the French airshow in Le Bourget in June, the paper said, adding that Le Maire made the remarks during his visit to India for the G20 summit.
An Airbus spokesman said the company was in continuing discussions with the airlines but added that he could not comment on any talks that may or may not take place. IndiGo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Last week, IndiGo rival Air India unveiled deals for a record order of 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.
The provisional deals include 220 aircraft from Boeing and 250 from Airbus and eclipse previous records by a single airline as Air India competes with domestic giant IndiGo for what will soon be the world’s largest airline.
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