The first, fresh-mint aircraft of state-owned carrier, Indian, which has ordered 43 aircraft from European manufacturer Airbus Industries, arrived at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) this morning.The 122-seater Airbus A-319 was received by Aviation Minister Praful Patel, Indian chief Vishwapati Trivedi and senior officials of the ministry and other agencies.The airline had ordered 19 A-319, 20 A-321 and 4 A-320 at an estimated cost of $2 billion.Deliveries would be stepped up from June 2007 with six aircraft to be delivered that year, 12 in 2008, 18 in 2009 and the last six in 2010.All the planes would come in two class configuration with the A-319 having 122 seats, A-321 172 seats and A-320 140 seats.
