A Bhopal-based man hired a 180-seater A320 plane of a private carrier to ferry four family members to New Delhi, in a bid to avoid crowd at the airport and in flight amid the coronavirus crisis.

Madhya Pradesh man hires a 180-seater plane to ferry four family members

European aeronautics giant Airbus signs Multi-Billion deal with China

Budget carrier IndiGo has become the first domestic airline to have longer range Airbus A321neo plane in its fleet with the first aircraft arriving Saturday morning in New Delhi from the European aviation major Airbus' Hamburg facility in Germany, an airline source said.

IndiGo becomes first domestic airline to get longer range Airbus A321neo plane

The airline had in April 2014 announced its plans to retire all 14 single-isle double-bogey wheel planes from its fleet in a phased manner after it decided to induct more fuel-efficient Airbus A320 neo planes into operations

Air India to phase out remaining 3 Classic A320s by December