Wizz Air CEO under fire for saying pilots should stop complaining about fatigue
Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi is facing criticism from a number of pilot unions following his alarming comments…
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Wizz Air is a Hungarian ultra-low-cost airline with its head office in Budapest. The airline serves many cities across Europe.
Wizz Air partners with Airbus on hydrogen-powered aircraft operations
Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air has signed an agreement with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to collaborate on the…
Wizz Air sees record summer but first-quarter losses amidst industry disruption
Wizz Air is expecting record traffic in summer 2022, but has cautioned that ATC disruption, airport staffing challenges…
Wizz Air aims to form a new airline subsidiary in Malta
Hungary-based low-cost carrier Wizz Air plans to set up a new airline subsidiary registered in Malta, as it…
Wizz Air eyes expansion in Saudi Arabia
Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air and the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia have signed a memorandum of…
Wizz Air plans to hire 20,000 new employees, including 6,600 pilots by 2030
Following the implementation of an ambitious business expansion scheme, Hungarian ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced that it…
Wizz Air receives 1000th Pratt & Whitney GTF-powered Airbus A320neo
Wizz Air has taken delivery of a brand-new Airbus A320neo, the 1000th A320neo powered by Pratt & Whitney…
Wizz Air sees better than expected Q4, growing travel demand
Wizz Air sees growing travel demand ahead of the summer season and anticipates better than expected operating results…
Airlines offer priority recruitment to laid-off P&O Ferries staff
On the morning of March 17, 2022, British shipping company P&O Ferries announced the dismissal of 800 British…
Wizz Air working to repatriate employees, assets from war-torn Ukraine
Wizz Air is working to repatriate its remaining employees and assets from war-torn Ukraine, the airline announced in…
Which airlines are still flying to Ukraine?
As tensions escalate with Russia over Ukraine, many countries have advised their citizens to leave Ukraine as soon…
Danish pension fund sells Wizz Air shares over labor rights
Danish investor AkademikerPension has decided to sell its stake in Wizz Air after “losing patience” with the low-cost…
Wizz Air says Omicron has dented recovery, but optimistic for spring and summer
Wizz Air says the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has dented its recovery plans, with travel demand over the…
EXCLUSIVE | Wizz Air exceeds pre-COVID capacity in August 2021
In an exclusive interview with AeroTime, Wizz Air President Robert Carey shared his thoughts about their ambitious expansion…
Wizz Air picks up Gatwick slots from Norwegian Air Shuttle
Wizz Air is continuing its expansion plans, picking up slots at London Gatwick airport (LGW) from Norwegian Air…
Airbus kicks off Dubai with big A321neo family order from Indigo Partners
Indigo Partners, the backer of Wizz Air, Frontier, Volaris and JetSMART, has kicked off the Dubai Airshow with…
Wizz Air sees short-term challenges from low vaccination rates in eastern Europe
Wizz Air is currently facing challenges from low vaccination rates in some of its core markets, the eastern…
Wizz Air refuses to deal with unions in Italy
While aggressively expanding in Italy, Wizz Air stays determined not to engage with labor unions.The Hungarian low-cost carrier…