Indigo to initially take 49% stake in Wow Air

Icelandic LCC WOW Air has disclosed that US private equity firm Indigo Partners is looking at an initial 49% investment, although this could be increased at a later date. Indigo Partners emerged as a potential investor in WOW Air in November 2018, after Icelandair’s plans to acquire its rival collapsed. At the time, an investment […]

Turkish Airlines e IndiGo anuncian un nuevo acuerdo de código compartido

IndiGo y Turkish Airlines anunciaron la firma de un acuerdo de código compartido y cooperación mutua. Este nuevo vínculo entre las compañías miembro de Star Alliance, permite a ambos operadores brindar una mayor flexibilidad de elección a sus respectivos pasajeros, para volar tanto a regiones de la India, Turquía y el resto del mundo. Este […]

Ultra Low Cost Champion Indigo Steps In To Save WOW In Transatlantic Partnership

Phoenix-based private equity firm, Indigo Partners LLC, has stepped in to back WOW air, following Icelandair Group’s decision to cancel a planned purchase of the Icelandic long-haul low-cost airline. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed in the announcement, but the deal will be completed «as soon as practicable» after successful completion of due […]

India con la mayor proporción de mujeres pilotos del mundo

India tiene la mayor proporción de pilotos comerciales femeninos del mundo con 12 por ciento y más mujeres del país quieren ser aviadoras por beneficios como salario igualitario, seguridad y servicios de guardería en un sector en auge. El porcentaje de mujeres piloto en la India es el doble que en la mayoría de los […]

IndiGo"™s Chief Commercial Officer leaves airline

IndiGo today said its Chief Commercial Officer Sanjay Kumar is leaving the airline and would be replaced by William Boulter. Kumar, who has been associated with the no-frills carrier for the last 12 years, has put in his papers to pursue other career interests, IndiGo said in a release. His resignation would be effective from […]

Argentina: Una aerolínea «ultra low cost» estadounidense quiere volar desde El Palomar

Parece que la revolución de los aviones ordenada por el Gobierno contará con nuevos soldados. La apertura del cielo argentino incluyó a algunos actores low cost locales -Flybondi- y extranjeros -Avianca y Norwegian, entre otros-, a los que ahora quiere sumarse el fondo estadounidense Indigo Partners LLC, dueño de un puñado de aerolíneas en cuatro […]

Gobierno indio autoriza la venta de 49% de Air India a aerolíneas extranjeras

El Gobierno indio dio hoy luz verde a la posibilidad de que compañías extranjeras puedan invertir hasta un 49 % en Air India, en un nuevo paso para tratar de reducir la millonaria deuda de la aerolínea estatal. Hasta ahora las compañías extranjeras podían invertir hasta un 49 % en las aerolíneas privadas indias, lo […]

Airbus, Indigo Partners finalize orders for 430 A320neo Family aircraft

"¢ Airbu"™ largest single order announcement becomes firm "¢ Deal valued at nearly $50 billion, at list prices Airbus announced today that it had finalized agreements with Indigo Partners and its four portfolio airlines for the purchase of 430 additional A320neo Family aircraft for ultra-low-cost airlines Frontier Airlines (United States), JetSMART (Chile), Volaris (Mexico) and […]

Airbus has just announced its biggest commercial plane order ever – worth $50bn

Aerospace giant Airbus has today announced a deal worth nearly $50bn (£37.bn) with private equity firm Indigo Partners, which it hailed as its largest single announcement ever. Airbus shares rose nearly four per cent in early trading on news of the hefty order spanning four airlines. Indigo’s four portfolio airlines, Hungarian carrier Wizz Air, US-based […]