All Wizz Air articles – Page 12
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Wizz adds to MRO network with Sofia location
Central European low-cost operator Wizz Air has partnered with freight carrier and MRO provider Rose Air to take a single line in the Bulgarian company's three-line hangar in Sofia.
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Wizz to add Israeli route in Luton expansion
Red Sea resort Eilat is among four destinations to which Wizz Air will launch flights from London Luton this winter.
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Wizz to launch new Meggitt brakes on A321neo
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has selected UK aerospace firm Meggitt to supply wheels and brakes for the airline's Airbus A321neo fleet.
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Airbus Americas ex-chief to join Wizz Air board
Airbus's former Americas chief executive, Barry Eccleston, is to take up a position on the board of Central European budget airline Wizz Air.
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Laudamotion to serve Amman and Marrakech this winter
Laudamotion will this winter expand its network beyond Europe by adding Moroccan and Jordanian routes from its Vienna base.
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Wizz chief foresees 'orderly' Brexit
A recent meeting with UK prime minister Theresa May has left Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi more hopeful that there will be an "orderly" Brexit.
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AIX: Wizz Air’s record order for Geven’s Essenza
Wizz Air has placed an order for 110 shipsets of the Geven Essenza economy-class seat to outfit the Airbus A321neos it is scheduled to begin receiving in January 2019. It is the largest seat order placed by the airline, and largest single order ever received by Geven.
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ANALYSIS: How airlines have readied for Brexit
With just a year to go before the UK is scheduled to formally leave the European Union, the reality of what this will mean for airlines with significant British operations or ownership is still far from clear.
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ANALYSIS: Rising traffic feeds Georgia's hub ambitions
Georgia was once an important point on the historic Silk Road trade route linking China with Europe. Now the country has ambitions to develop itself once more as a transit hub – this time on the back of a burgeoning aviation market.
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Kosice airport braces for hit from Wizz base closure
Kosice airport is expecting its traffic figures this year to be hit by Wizz Air's decision to close its base there and cut three of its four routes from the Slovakian gateway.
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Indigo firms up 430 A320neo family aircraft order
Private equity firm Indigo Partners has finalised an order for 430 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, which will be operated by four low-cost carriers affiliated with Indigo.
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ANALYSIS: Late surge gives Dubai deal momentum
A glut of tentative aircraft order commitment announcements on the final day pushed business unveiled during the Dubai air show to a new high, though just 15% of the roughly 800 aircraft covered by announcements are for firm deals.
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Union seeks to measure 'dissatisfaction' of Ryanair's UK pilots
Pilot union BALPA is conducting a survey to gauge the support of Ryanair's UK-based flightcrew for legal or strike action over working practices.
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Wizz Air opts to pursue UK AOC
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is formally seeking a UK air operator's certificate and operating licence.
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Wizz grapples with maintenance staff shortage
Wizz Air's expansion is being challenged by a shortage of line maintenance personnel and facilities in eastern Europe.
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ANALYSIS: How airlines alter tourist capacity after terror events
The terror incidents in and around Barcelona in mid-August left another of the region's destinations reeling from attacks targeted at locations popular with tourists.
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair chief sees airline consolidation gathering pace
European airlines, look away now: Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary expects that most will disappear over the next half-decade.
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Wizz details hike in 2020 capacity
Low-cost operator Wizz Air expects to have 15% more aircraft in its fleet by March 2020 than it had indicated a year ago.
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Qantas and TAP chiefs recognised at Airline Strategy Awards
The top honours at 2017's Airline Strategy Awards went to Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce and TAP Portugal counterpart Fernando Pinto.
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PARIS: Wizz orders another 10 A321s
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is ordering another 10 Airbus A321s.