News / IndiGo joins Air India in massive fleet boost to take on Gulf carriers

A massive amount of new belly capacity is set to descend on India’s air cargo sector, on top of dedicated freighter or cargo-only networks already on the cusp of development.

Domestic low-cost carrier IndiGo is to buy 500 aircraft from Airbus a $50bn deal that follows Tata Group-owned Air India’s recent order for 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.

And local industry sources have told The Loadstar Air India is also close to inking a deal ...