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Aditya Ghosh to step down as President of IndiGo from July 31

Aditya Ghosh to step down as President of IndiGo from July 31

Gurgaon, April 27, 2018: Inter Globe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) today announced the appointment of Rahul
Bhatia as its interim Chief Executive Officer. Rahul will continue as a Director of the Company. The
Company also announced the appointment of Gregory Taylor as Senior Advisor to the Company reporting
directly to Rahul. Aditya Ghosh is resigning from the post of President of IndiGo effective July 31, 2018
and as a Director of the Company with effect from April 26, 2018.

In the coming months, the Board will consider the appointment of Greg as President and CEO of the
Company, subject to receiving the necessary regulatory approvals and paperwork.


Rahul Bhatia, Interim CEO of the Company, said, “We are delighted at Greg’s decision to rejoin the IndiGo
team and welcome him back to the Company. His enormous and varied experience and understanding of
the complexities of the airline industry will be invaluable to our future plans. At the same time, we thank
Aditya for all his hard work and contributions and for the successes that the Company has enjoyed.”
Aditya Ghosh said, “For the last ten years, it has been a relentless, exhilarating and a most satisfying task
building IndiGo. It is now time for me to step off the treadmill and sometime in the near future embark on
my next adventure. I wish all my colleagues at IndiGo the very best as they move on to the next phase of
growth.”

Gregory Taylor has more than 40 years of experience in large, world class airlines. During 2016 and 2017,
Greg was the Executive Vice President of Revenue Management and Network Planning at IndiGo. Prior to
that he held various senior management roles at United Airlines and US Airways in the areas of Corporate
Planning, Strategy, Network Planning, Fleet Planning, Finance, Cost Management and Airline Express
Operations. Greg holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.

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Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

– MOU represents Boeing’s commitment to work with Ukrainian industry

– Includes exploring opportunities for collaborating on in-country support of Unmanned Aerial Systems

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Boeing and Antonov Company to investigate potential collaboration on defense-related projects.

“We’re happy to keep collaborating with the Antonov Company to help Ukraine’s economic development and expansion,” stated Ted Colbert, CEO and president of Boeing Defence, Space, & Security.

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“This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our signing of the Ukrainian Defence Industry Compact earlier this year.”

The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.

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“A strong, innovative, and efficient defense industry is key to sustainable economic development and national security, and we are extremely excited to collaborate with Boeing,” said Ievhen Gavrylov, CEO of Antonov Company.

This agreement brings a whole new level of opportunity to implement the latest and most effective solutions – in addition to the possibility of future projects with Boeing in the aerospace and defense industry.”

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