Airbus
Airbus is expanding in India, raising its domestic air-travel growth forecast to 9.3% a year through 2045 and projecting demand for 3,480 new passenger aircraft (NDTV Profit, 15 Sept). It expects to deliver more than 1,200 aircraft to Indian customers in 10 years, while building local maintenance capacity (ET Small Business, 3 Sept).
What it means Airport operators and travel-linked retailers face sustained footfall growth.
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Background
From 3 stories, the newest dated 25 Sept 2026. Summary written 2 Oct 2026.
Airbus is an aircraft manufacturer whose A321neo aircraft are operated by IndiGo and Air India, and whose A350 aircraft are part of IndiGo’s international fleet plans. [1] source: NDTV Profit[2] source: Business Today
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IndiGo has said it plans to deploy 60 Airbus A350 aircraft as it develops international operations. [2] source: Business Today Airbus also provides forecasts for Indian aviation demand: in September 2026 it raised its forecast for domestic air-travel growth through 2045 to 9.3%, from 8.9%. [3] source: NDTV Profit
On September 25, 2026, Airbus identified a non-safety fuselage-coating quality issue affecting some A321neo aircraft. [1] source: NDTV Profit Around a dozen IndiGo A321neo aircraft were affected and require repainting within two years; Air India’s roughly nine A321neo aircraft were unaffected. [1] source: NDTV Profit Airbus’s September 2026 outlook said India would need 3,480 new passenger aircraft over the next two decades, while Asia-Pacific would account for 45% of global new-aircraft demand and global requirements would be approximately 42,000 aircraft. [3] source: NDTV Profit The outlook linked this demand to airline, airport and travel-consumer activity in India. [3] source: NDTV Profit
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