WIZZ Air Hungary (WIZZ Air) has selected Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines to power an order of 166 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft. The order consists of 90 aircraft from WIZZ Air’s 2016 selection, an additional 56 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft and 20 Airbus A321XLR aircraft. This brings WIZZ Air’s combined total order to 276 GTF-powered A320neo Family aircraft.
Pratt & Whitney will also provide WIZZ Air with engine maintenance through a long-term EngineWise® Comprehensive service agreement. WIZZ Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe and an affiliate of Indigo Partners, will be one of the largest A320neo Family aircraft operators in Europe. WIZZ Air currently operates a fleet of 113 V2500®-powered A320ceo Family aircraft and seven GTF-powered A321neo aircraft [and has exclusively opted for Pratt & Whitney engines since its founding in 2003.