Collapse

The Culminating Point: IndiGo, Pyrrhus of Epirus, and the Mathematics of Collapse

IndiGo’s collapse wasn’t bad luck; it was math. With a 13:1 pilot ratio and a “lean” model that turned fragile, the airline learned that efficiency works until friction spikes. A deep dive into how 500 aircraft orders failed to fix a shortage of the only asset that matters: rested pilots.