AutoThrust From Switzerland, joined Jun 2006, 1489 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 2197 times:
Way to go Wizz and Airbus
Wizz has a very nice livery and i hope they remain successfully. Its also good for Poland that overpriced and bad Airline LOT gets some hard concurrency.
Flying-Tiger From Germany, joined Aug 1999, 4115 posts, RR: 39 Reply 2, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 1921 times:
... and it has been retracted:
Quote: Please ignore the flash headline AIRBUS WINS ORDER FOR 20 A320 JETS, 20 OPTIONS FROM HUNGARY'S WIZZAIR transmitted at 1215 GMT, which was published in error. Airbus has not announced the order.
Quote:
Please ignore the flash headline AIRBUS WINS ORDER FOR 20 A320 JETS, 20 OPTIONS FROM HUNGARY'S WIZZAIR transmitted at 1215 GMT, which was published in error. Airbus has not announced the order.
Doh - the press releases tend to go out to the media earlier than they are due to be released and will be mark "embargoed until" I guess someone at Firbes got a little over-excited. We'll see this order today I reckon.
RJ100 From Switzerland, joined Nov 2000, 4107 posts, RR: 32 Reply 5, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1805 times:
Obviously they want to start a blood bath with SkyEurope, launching 10-15 routes out of Bratislava beginning next year. They said they would like to start new routes as well as existing SkyEurope routes...
DAL767400ER From Germany, joined Feb 2005, 5721 posts, RR: 50 Reply 6, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 1751 times:
Quoting Nudelhirsch (Reply 4): If this keeps going we can have an additional contest: which paper reported the most wrong orders... lol
No sh!t, first it was Boeing and their premature Qatar order, now Airbus and Wizz Air, and Farnborough is not over yet, that leaves potential for another messup .
Nudelhirsch From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1438 posts, RR: 20 Reply 7, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1747 times:
Quoting DAL767400ER (Reply 6): No sh!t, first it was Boeing and their premature Qatar order, now Airbus and Wizz Air, and Farnborough is not over yet, that leaves potential for another messup
Well, QR is a tough call, I was rather refering to the report that EK would finally launch the 748i...
DAL767400ER From Germany, joined Feb 2005, 5721 posts, RR: 50 Reply 8, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1729 times:
Quoting Nudelhirsch (Reply 7): Well, QR is a tough call, I was rather refering to the report that EK would finally launch the 748i...
Well, in that case, the newspaper only wrote an "I" instead of an "F", they didn't report an order that doesn't exist (or that A and B want us to believe doesn't exist) .
Nudelhirsch From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1438 posts, RR: 20 Reply 10, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1685 times:
Quoting DAL767400ER (Reply 8): Well, in that case, the newspaper only wrote an "I" instead of an "F", they didn't report an order that doesn't exist (or that A and B want us to believe doesn't exist) .
PanAm_DC10 From Australia, joined Aug 2000, 3998 posts, RR: 92 Reply 11, posted (6 years 11 months 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1512 times:
AIRLINERS.NET CREW COMMUNITY MANAGER
It is now confirmed
By Andrea Rothman and Susanna Ray
July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Airbus SAS, lagging behind Boeing Co. in orders this year, won a contract from low-fare carrier Wizz Air Ltd. for 20 A320s worth about $1.3 billion to help the carrier expand in central and eastern Europe.
The contract includes options for 20 additional planes and follows the airline's order a year ago for 12 A320s, Airbus said at the U.K.'s Farnborough International Airshow today.
Connector4you From Canada, joined May 2001, 923 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (6 years 11 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1358 times:
Quoting RJ100 (Reply 5): Obviously they (...Wizz) want to start a blood bath with SkyEurope, launching 10-15 routes out of Bratislava beginning next year
Looks like the blood bath between the two already started in . . . Bucharest.
Gilesdavies From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 2903 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (6 years 11 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1239 times:
It appears the order has now been confirmed and we can add the 20x A320 to Airbus' order books
Wizz Air Press Release:
Wizz Air to expand Airbus fleet with 20 additional A320s
2006. 07. 20.
Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe's largest low-fare, low-cost airline, has signed an order to increase its all-Airbus fleet with 20 additional A320s at Farnborough Airshow (England), following the airline's order of 12 A320 aircraft plus 12 options a year ago.
All the aircraft will be powered by International Aero Engines V2500 and be configured in a comfortable single-class layout, seating up to 180 passengers. Deliveries are scheduled from 2009 to 2011.
The new order facilitates the airline's robust growth plan in Central and Eastern Europe to meet the ever increasing demand for air travel in the region in the next years.
Since starting operations in May 2004, Wizz Air has become the leading low-cost airline in Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, and just earlier this year launched operations in Croatia, Slovenia and Romania. This achievement that the carrier acknowledges is due to - amongst others - the consistently high standard of operational service and comfort the A320 aircraft deliver.
"We are committed to Airbus and IAE as well and their product, the V2500-A5 powered A320 aircraft that has been a significant pillar of our success to-date. Our all common A320 fleet allows us to achieve the lowest unit cost in the region while maintaining operational reliability and customer service excellence. This new aircraft order keeps Wizz Air on track to be the single largest airline in Central and Eastern Europe, both in terms of fleet size and carried passengers. By 2012 Wizz Air will operate up to 53 A320 aircraft." said József Váradi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air.
Christian Streiff, Airbus President and CEO added: "We are very pleased to see that Wizz Air is putting its trust once again in Airbus for the expansion of its fleet. We are confident that the economics and excellent passenger appeal of our airliners will help Wizz Air to even further strengthen its position in Central and Eastern Europe".
Mark King, President and CEO of IAE said: "We are delighted to have played a key part in the rapid growth of Wizz Air in such a highly competitive environment – and look forward to continuing the on-going success story with this fleet expansion backed by a V2500SelectSM aftermarket agreement. The 'Wizz Air experience' for passengers is focused on providing great service and value for money – attributes that have also become key factors in the success of IAE and the V2500".
Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 3267 posts, RR: 10 Reply 14, posted (6 years 11 months 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1189 times:
Quoting Gilesdavies (Reply 13):
All the aircraft will be powered by International Aero Engines V2500 and be configured in a comfortable single-class layout, seating up to 180 passengers. Deliveries are scheduled from 2009 to 2011
Hmm 180 people comfortable!
Does this mean that they're going from 12 firm and 12 options to 32 firm and 20 options or 32 firm and 32 options?
Sponsor Message: 
From Germany, joined Aug 1999, 4115 posts, 
From Switzerland, joined Jun 2006, 1489 posts, 
From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 3267 posts, 
.
.
From , joined Dec 1969, posts, 
From Australia, joined Aug 2000, 3998 posts, 
From Canada, joined May 2001, 923 posts, 
From Poland, joined Apr 2002, 3484 posts, 
Printer friendly format 
