Airbus Delays 9 A321XLR Deliveries to IndiGo as War Disrupts Supply Chain
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Airbus Delays 9 A321XLR Deliveries to IndiGo as War Disrupts Supply Chain
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 5
Summary
IndiGo is now unlikely to receive its full batch of nine A321XLR jets in 2026, with Airbus pushing some deliveries back by several months, according to people familiar with the matter.
War-related supply-chain disruption is behind the slippage in the longer-range narrowbody program, adding to Airbus's delivery strain on one of its most important aircraft families.
Two A321XLRs have already reached IndiGo and are flying routes to Athens and Istanbul, but the remaining aircraft had been due by year-end.
The delay hits InterGlobe Aviation, operator of Asia's largest low-cost carrier, as it expands longer-haul international service with the new jet.