Airbus has secured a mammoth plane deal with India’s IndiGo airline.
The jet order comprises a mix of A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR aircraft - and is worth around £25bn.
This marks one of Airbus’ largest aircraft orders ever with a single airline operator.
It will take IndiGo’s total number of A320neo Family aircraft orders to 730.
Airbus employs 14,000 people across 25 locations in the UK with major sites at Broughton in North Wales and Filton near Bristol.
“We are delighted that IndiGo, one of our early launch customers for the A320neo, continues to build its future with Airbus, making Indigo the world’s biggest customer for the A320neo Family,” said Guillaume Faury, Airbus chief executive officer.
“We are grateful for this strong vote of confidence as this order confirms the A320neo Family as the aircraft of choice in the most dynamic aviation growth markets.”
He added: “We are pleased to see our aircraft allowing IndiGo to take full advantage of the predicted growth in Indian air travel.”
Ronojoy Dutta, chief executive Officer of IndiGo, said: "This order is an important milestone, as it reiterates our mission of strengthening air connectivity in India, which will in turn boost economic growth and mobility.
"India is expected to continue with its strong aviation growth and we are well on our way to build the world’s best air transportation system, to serve more customers and deliver on our promise of providing low fares and a courteous, hassle free experience to them."
Christian Scherer, Airbus chief commercial officer, said: "We were believers in IndiGo from day one and are thrilled to be able to perpetuate this most fruitful partnership.
"IndiGo has brilliantly demonstrated the relevance of the A320neo for leading low cost operators, and the A321neo - and now the A321XLR - provide our operators with the logical next step in cost efficiency, passenger comfort and market coverage.”
