The Delhi-based low-cost airline, IndiGo, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel-saving wing-tip devices, becoming the first Indian carrier to do so.
In a statement, the airline said 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.
All future A320 aircraft to be delivered to IndiGo shall be fitted with the Sharklet wing-tip devices.
IndiGo placed an order for 100 A320 aircraft in 2005. In addition, it was the first Indian airline to order the NEO with a contract for 150 A320neo and 30 A320s placed in 2011.