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Airbus: IndiGo the first Indian airline for A-320 airplanes with Sharklets

Toulouse, France - The airline placed an order for 100 aircraft in 2005 and 150 NEO in 2011

India's largest airline, IndiGo has taken delivery of its first A-320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Indian carrier to do so. Sharklets are newly designed wing-tip devices that improve the aircraft’s aerodynamics and significantly cut the airline’s fuel burn and emissions by four per cent on longer sectors. IndiGo placed an order for 100 A-320 air...

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Rome, Italy, 01/28/2013 19:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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