‘We’re not in talks, we have a personal relationship between us and the owner of IndiGo,’ Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways chief executive told a news conference in Dubai.
‘He has indicated they are not planning to sell a stake in IndiGo, but once they consider he knows I’m interested.’
He has also discussed Airbus’s planned A380neo with the plane manufacturer’s chief executive.
‘I told him this aircraft needs a fuel (efficiency) improvement of 10-15 per cent and this would really sell the numbers he expected with the current Airbus A380,’ said Baker.
‘This will have to be a joint effort between (the) engine manufacturer and Airbus, it’s not just the airframe that is the issue, it’s the fuel burn, which is coming from the engine.’
