Aircraft
Indian Aviation Looks Beyond Fleeting Supply Disruptions
Budget carrier IndiGo to wet lease 777s for six months while A320s await engines.
A joint venture between Airbus and Tata Sons to build C295 military transports in India could help incubate a commercial aircraft manufacturing industry in the subcontinent. (Photo: Indian MoD)
A joint venture between Airbus and Tata Sons to build C295 military transports in India could help incubate a commercial aircraft manufacturing industry in the subcontinent. (Photo: Indian MoD)

Indian aviation faces a conundrum of increased demand from passengers but fewer available aircraft due to global Pratt & Whitney and CFM engine supply problems, effectively grounding a large number of IndiGo and Go First Airbus A320s. To meet rising international demand, IndiGo will wet lease six Boeing 777s from Turkish Airlines for six months.


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