Airlines
Wizz Air Aims To Triple Fleet over Next Decade
LCC not yet notified by Airbus or Pratt & Whitney on A321neo delays
Executives from Airbus, Wizz Air, and Pratt & Whitney join Hungarian government officials during a ceremony at Budapest Airport that marked delivery of Wizz Air’s 100th Airbus A320-family jet. (Photo: Airbus)
Executives from Airbus, Wizz Air, and Pratt & Whitney join Hungarian government officials during a ceremony at Budapest Airport that marked delivery of Wizz Air’s 100th Airbus A320-family jet. (Photo: Airbus)

Wizz Air expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A321neo in January next year, and while the Hungary-based low-cost carrier has not received notification from Airbus or Pratt & Whitney about possible delays due to problems with Pratt’s PW1100G engines, the airline’s CEO, Jozsef Varadi, asserted the aircraft manufacturing industry is not in good condition. “It’s not just Airbus or Pratt; overall the manufacturing industry is not well coordinated and in its best shape,” he said. Wizz expects to take 13 A321neos in 2019, as part of a firm order for 110 A321neos placed in 2015.