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IndiGo, Air India, Akasa to lease 200 aircraft via GIFT City

pre-market1 source ↓written by the desknot a recommendation

by March 2027
78 to 150 aircraft
a value
$3.5-$4 billion
by FY27
16 to 75
valued
$2.5-$3 billion
over five years
60 aircraft

Major Indian airlines, including IndiGo, Air India, and Akasa Air, have pledged to lease over 200 aircraft through GIFT City, significantly increasing their leasing capabilities. IndiGo plans to expand its fleet from 78 to 150 aircraft by March 2027, with a value of $3.5-$4 billion. Air India aims to grow its leased aircraft from 16 to 75 by FY27, valued at $2.5-$3 billion. Akasa Air will lease 60 aircraft over five years, enhancing the aviation sector's growth potential.

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The market after the news

INDIGO closed −4.9% on the day of the news, from ₹4,522.70 to ₹4,299.40; Nifty −1.5% over the same session; futures OI +2.2%.

Bulletin at 07:02 IST on 9 May 2026. Every change is measured from ₹4,522.70, the last close before it, on 8 May. Nifty 50 is measured over the same sessions.

  • INDIGO close ₹
  • Nifty 50, rebased to the close before the news
  • close before the news
  • above it
  • below it
  • futures OI, lots
INDIGO closes around the bulletin against the close before the news, with Nifty 50 rebased to it409045234955axis spans 21%before the news · 8 May4523Nifty 50INDIGObulletinD0+1+3+54 May14 May25 MayFutures open interest, lotspeak 55,000Reference close ₹4,522.70. 16 sessions from 4 May to 25 May; the price axis spans 21 percent.
price axis fixed at 4 × the 14-session true range around the close before the news · values printed at each marked session
Closes after the news against the close before it, with Nifty 50 over the same span
SessionClose ₹Change %Nifty %
Before8 May₹4,522.70basebase
On the day11 May₹4,299.40▼ −4.9%▼ −1.5%−3.5 pp difference
+1 session12 May₹4,201.70▼ −7.1%▼ −3.3%−3.8 pp difference
+3 sessions14 May₹4,280.50▼ −5.4%▼ −2.0%−3.4 pp difference
+5 sessions18 May₹4,275.70▼ −5.5%▼ −2.2%−3.3 pp difference
Gap at the open, % · ₹
▼ −2.0%−92.72 on 11 May
Day's range, % · ₹
3.4%≈ 160 high to low
Volume on the day
1.34×the 20-session average
Futures OI on the day
▲ +2.2%+1,100 lots · short build-up · price −4.9%
Futures OI open, lots
53,00011 May · 26 May expiry
Futures premium, ₹
+12.80+0.3% to spot
Puts per call, by OI
0.55from 0.59 the session before
Max pain
4,400from 4,450 the session before

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