Wizz Air

Pratt & Whitney has been working for months to figure out how to schedule needed PW1100G repairs. The fleet management plan is painful for everyone involved.

The carrier has also begun to exchange several A321neos from its UAE joint venture Wizz Air Abu Dhabi with A321ceos.

Although Wizz Air has a fat order book for more Airbus A321neos, the LCC is under increased scrutiny in the UK and EU over operational issues.

Romania’s transport minister wants the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to enforce legislation related to Wizz Air’s flight operations there.

Even so, the company's year-to-date total of 381 deliveries means it is still behind schedule.

The Hungarian airline moved into profit for the first quarter (Q1) of its financial year thanks to soaring demand.

Wizz Air shareholders attending the Hungarian LCC’s Aug. 2 annual general meeting have voted in favor of buying a further 75 Airbus A321neo family aircraft.

The scale of the problem has been so great that the CAA has now required Wizz Air to sign legally binding agreements to improve the situation.

The low-cost airline has not had any Airbus A320neo family aircraft grounded due to GTF issues.

Wizz Air is eyeing a return to profit and plans to offer 30% more capacity in its fiscal 2024, as it expects its fleet to grow past the 200 aircraft mark.

LCCs and consumers are the big winners of European liberalization.

Airline private equity group Indigo Partners has invested $50 million in U.S. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) startup CleanJoule.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

ULCC’s strategic approach has enabled it to capture share in previously untapped markets and has reduced its reliance on certain customer segments.

Ryanair plans to drive growth across the region by cutting air fares further, having made the decision to move up the scale in seats per aircraft.

Overall capacity from and within Poland will be about 4.5% higher than pre-pandemic levels during summer 2023 as the share of low-cost seats in the market conti

Norwegian has teamed with Norsk e-Fuel to build a plant, while Wizz Air says it is investing $6.2 million in biofuel company Firefly.

Five routes will be launched from Skopje International Airport to European destinations as part of the subsidy scheme.

In 2023, the Wizz Air franchise is expecting to add 15 million passengers, through organic growth and market stimulation.

The Airbus A321XLR is capable of flying directly between London and Delhi, notes Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

The expansion proposals include new terminal capacity.

Wizz Air's decision to halt air service to Chisinau follows rising tensions between Moscow and Moldova’s government.

The longer-range A321XLR narrowbody will be used to extend Wizz Air's network further east.

Europe’s major LCCs are bullish as two smaller players succumb to the still-tough environment.