IndiGo to Lease Boeing 787 from Norse Atlantic, ‘Long-Haul’ Operations Start Next Month

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo announced on Thursday that it will introduce its first widebody aircraft — a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — via a damp lease agreement with Norwegian low-cost long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways.

Wet leasing is an agreement between air carriers in which the aircraft is operated under the AOC (Air Operator Certificate) of the lessor. A damp lease is a specific type of wet lease where the…