INDIGO

It was initially incorporated in Lucknow as InterGlobe Aviation Private Limited, a private limited company, under the Companies Act, 1956 as of January 13, 2004, with the Registrar of Companies, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal at Kanpur. According to a special resolution of the shareholders of the Company on June 30, 2006, it was converted into a public company and the company name was changed to "InterGlobe Aviation Limited" subsequent to which, a fresh certificate of incorporation was issued by the Registrar of Companies, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Haryana as of August 11, 2006. Also, the registered office was changed from the state of Uttar Pradesh to the National Capital Territory of Delhi as of September 6, 2004, after the alteration was confirmed by the Company Law Board vide order dated September 1, 2004.

Some of the Milestones:

• 2005: It placed a landmark order of 100 A320 aircraft with Airbus.
• 2006:
• It took the delivery of the first aircraft.
• It launched domestic operations.
• 2007: It crossed the one million passenger mark.
• 2009:
• It crossed the 10 million passenger mark.
• It also took delivery of the 25th aircraft.
• 2011:
• It placed another order of 180 A320neo aircraft, along with Airbus.
• It launched international operations.
• It also became the largest domestic carrier in India by market share.
• It also took delivery of the 50th aircraft.
• 2012: It crossed the 50 million passenger mark.
• 2013: It took delivery of the 75th aircraft.
• 2014:
• It crossed the 75 million passenger mark.
• It took delivery of 100th aircraft.
• 2015:
• It crossed the 100 million passenger mark.
• It placed an order of 250 A320neo aircraft with Airbus.

Some of the Achievements:

• 2007: The Best Domestic Low Fare Carrier, 2007 by Air Passengers Association of India.
• 2008:
• The Best Companies to work for, 2008 by Great Place to Work Institute, India.
• The Best Domestic Low-Cost Carrier, 2008 by Galileo Express Travel World.
• 2009:
• Also, it received the Operational Excellence Award, 2009 by Express Travel World.
• The Best Companies to Work for, 2009 by Great Place to Work Institute, India.
• 2010:
• The Best Domestic Low-Cost Airline, 2010 by Travel Agents Association of India.
• The Best Companies to Work For, 2010 by Great Place to Work Institute, India.
• The Best Low-Cost Airline - Central Asia/India, 2010 by SkyTrax World Airline Award.
• 2011:
• It was the Asia Pacific Low-Cost Airline of the Year, 2011 by CAPA Awards for Excellence.
• The Best Low-Cost Carrier, 2011 by CNBC AWAAZ Travel Awards.
• It received a Low-Cost Leadership Award (Mr. Aditya Ghosh), 2011 by World Airline Strategy Awards.
• It received Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Mr. Rahul Bhatia), 2011 by Economic Times.
• The Best Low-Cost Airline (Central Asia / India), 2011 by SkyTrax World Airline Award.
• 2012:
• The Best Low-Cost Airline (Central Asia/India), 2012 by SkyTrax World Airline Award.
• The Best Airline Staff Service (Central Asia/India), 2012 by SkyTrax World Airline Award.
• The Best Companies to Work For, 2012 by Great Place to Work Institute, India.
• The Best Domestic Low-Cost Airline, 2012 by Travel Agents Association of India.
• It received an Innovation for India Awards (Business category), 2012 by Marico Innovation.
• It received the Best Airline (India), 2012 at ASSOCHAM International Civil Aviation Awards.
• It received the Airline of the Year (India), 2012 by GMR IGI Awards.
• It received the Superstar Airline of the Year, 2013 by GMR IGI Awards.
• Also, Mr. Aditya Ghosh ranked 27 in ‘List of the 40 under 40 Hottest Young Stars in Business’, 2012 by Fortune Magazine.
• 2013:
• It received the Airline of the Year (India), 2013 by GMR IGI Awards.
• It received the Business Transformation Award (Mr. Aditya Ghosh), 2013 by the NASSCOM Global Leadership Awards.
• It received the Best Airline (India), 2013 by Travel & Leisure Awards.
• It received the Super Star Airline of the Year, 2013 by GMR IGI Awards.
• It received the Businessman of the Year (Mr. Aditya Ghosh), 2013 by GQ Men of the Year Awards.
• It received the Best Low-Cost Airline (Central Asia / India), 2013 by SkyTrax World Airline Award.
• 2014:
• It received the Best Low-Cost Airline (Central Asia / India), 2014 by SkyTrax World Airline Award.
• The Best Operational Excellence Worldwide (amongst 311 operators in large fleet category), in 2014 by Airbus.
• The Best Companies to work for, 2014 by Great Place to Work Institute, India.
• 2015:
• It received the Best Domestic Airline, 2015 by CNBC Travel Awards.
• It received the Best Low-Cost Airline (Central Asia / India), 2015 by SkyTrax World Airline Award.
• It received the Best Airline (National), 2015 by ASSOCHAM International Civil Aviation Awards.
• It also received the Best Companies to work for, 2015 by Great Place to Work Institute, India.
• 2016: It also launched 10 new flights.
• 2017:
• It also appoints Cindy Szadokierski as VP Airport operations.
• It tied up with the Australian institute to train pilot cadets.
• It plans low-cost, long haul international flights.
• Both Pratt & Whitney inks pact with IndiGo for the ATR engine.
• It commenced ATR operations and launched Hyd-M'lore flight.