Wizzair conferma ordine per 110 A321Neo


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Wizz Air, la principale compagnia aerea low cost dell'Europa Centrale e Orientale ha confermato un ordine per 110 aeromobili A321neo siglato a giugno nel corso del Salone Internazionale dell’aeronautica e dello spazio di Parigi-Le Bourget. Si tratta del più grande ordine singolo per il popolare A321neo mai siglato, che porta gli ordini fermi per gli aeromobili NEO oltre la soglia delle 4.300 unità. Gli aeromobili oggetto dell’ordine di Wizz Air saranno dotati della configurazione “Cabin-Flex” di Airbus e saranno in grado di accogliere 239 passeggeri con livelli di confort senza pari, anche grazie alle poltrone standard di 18 pollici di larghezza.
Wizz Air opera attualmente 63 aeromobili della Famiglia A320 in una delle reti più estese dell'Europa Centrale e Orientale che conta oltre 380 destinazioni da 22 aeroporti.
“Questo ordine ci permetterà di rinforzare ulteriormente la nostra posizione sul mercato dell’Europa Centrale e Orientale, e di acquisire una grande flessibilità operativa, grazie a una flotta adatta alle nostre esigenze di crescita”, ha dichiarato József Váradi, CEO di Wizz Air. “Con questi nuovi aeromobili saremo in grado di mantenere il nostro vantaggio competitivo in termini di costi, grazie alle innovazioni di cabina, alle più recenti tecnologie relative alla motorizzazione, e a una maggiore efficienza, ottimizzando al contempo i nostri servizi e l’esperienza di volo offerta ai clienti. Airbus è per noi un partner importante e riteniamo che gli aeromobili Airbus costituiscano una soluzione ideale per i nostri mercati. È per noi un grande piacere proseguire in quello che è ormai un rapporto di lunga data”.
“Siamo estremamente lieti per questo accordo che conferma la fiducia di Wizz Air nei confronti della nostra Famiglia A320. La Famiglia A320neo, che comprende l’A321neo, offre livelli di affidabilità e risparmi nei consumi di carburante senza pari, che permetteranno a Wizz Air di sviluppare il proprio network e i propri servizi”, ha dichiarato John Leahy, COO Clienti di Airbus. “La Famiglia A320 ha i costi operativi più bassi e livelli di confort senza pari, ed è dotata della cabina più spaziosa, un elemento che consente di avere tempi di sosta a terra per le operazioni di sbarco più ridotti”.
La Famiglia A320 presenta i costi operativi più bassi rispetto agli altri aeromobili a corridoio singolo grazie a delle innovazioni di cabina, alle più recenti tecnologie relative alla motorizzazione, e a migliori performance a livello globale, che insieme consentono una riduzione del 15% dei consumi di carburante a partire dall’entrata in servizio, e del 20% da qui al 2020.
Composta da tre versioni di diversa capacità (A319neo, A320neo e A321neo), la Famiglia A320neo, che può accogliere da 100 a 240 passeggeri, copre perfettamente l’insieme del segmento degli aeromobili a corridoio singolo, sulle tratte ad alta o bassa densità di traffico, domestiche oppure di lungo raggio. A oggi Airbus ha registrato oltre 12.200 ordini per aerei a corridoio singolo, nelle versioni sia NEO che CEO, di cui 6.700 aeromobili CEO già consegnati a oltre 300 operatori nel mondo

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Posto un articolo che parla degli sviluppi di Wizz Air
http://flyinginireland.com/2015/10/...rket-and-orders-new-airbus-a321-neo-aircraft/

Wizz Air overtakes Ryanair in Eastern European market and orders new Airbus A321 neo aircraft

According to anna.aero, the airline network news and analysis website, Wizz Air has grown seat capacity between Eastern and Western Europe on average by just over 16% per annum, over the past three years. This allowed the airline to overtake Ryanair and gain the number the one position in 2014. Ryanair has also shown growth within the same time period, but between October 2013 and October 2014, it recorded a 14% decline in capacity. However, although Wizz Air is the number one low cost airline in the market ahead of Ryanair, it is not number one in all Eastern European countries, with Ryanair for example, the leading airline in Poland, ahead of it.
Wizz Air CEO József Váradi

So far in 2015, Wizz Air has opened 70 new routes, the majority of which connect Eastern and Western Europe. This included the airline’s first services to Belfast International, serving Vilnius and Katowice. As a result, Wizz Air has raised its profit forecast for the year, citing strong summer performance and this expanded network. Wizz Air estimates that it will grow capacity by around 18% (previously 17%) in the 2016 financial year, split approximately 17% in H1 and 19% in the second half of the financial year. As it had previously indicated, lower fuel prices are feeding through to lower air fares and the airline anticipates that the downward trend in unit revenues will continue in the second half of the financial year, although it has very limited visibility of demand in the final quarter of its financial year. This is because Europe’s legacy airlines are using low fuel prices to offer cheaper flights at the cost of profitability. The migration crisis sweeping Europe has so far had no impact on air travel, although as József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air recently noted; “people don’t like going to places that are unsettled,” but he added “if borders remain closed or get closed periodically, that may push people from ground transportation to airlines and may create a positive impact on the industry.” Wizz Air now expects a net profit of between €190 million and €200 million, (excluding unusual and exceptional items), in the 2016 financial year. Earlier Wizz Air said it expected a net profit of between €175 million and €185 million for the year.After 11 years Wizz Air refreshes its brand and liveryWizz Air was founded in September 2003 and its first flight took place from Katowice, Poland on 19th May 2004. In its first 11 years, the airline has carried 90 million passengers and to mark its anniversary earlier this year, it announced a range of new enhancements aimed at giving a better customer experience, as well as a refreshed brand and livery. The new brand now has a fresh, more vibrant, sophisticated look and feel. Although its only Irish routes are now from Belfast, over its 11 year history, Wizz Air operated an extensive route network from Cork Airport. The airline operated out of Cork for over six years after beginning services from there in 2006. It terminated its remaining Cork services to Gdansk on 7th April 2013 and Poznan the following day, with Katowice ceasing on 18th May. It had earlier ended its services to Warsaw/Modlin, Vilnius and Wroclaw from Cork with effect from 13th January.
Wizz Air A320 HA-LYA

Wizz Air firms-up commitment for 110 Airbus A321 neo aircraftIn order to continue delivering strong growth for the next decade, Wizz Air announced on 12th September, that it had completed and signed a purchase agreement with Airbus, to acquire 110 A321neo aircraft. This firmed-up a commitment signed by way of a memorandum of understanding on 18th June last, at the Paris air show at Le Bourget. The agreement is the largest single order for the popular A321neo ever. At current list prices, the order is valued in excess of $13.7 billion (around €12.07 billion), although it has been confirmed that Airbus granted significant discounts from list prices to Wizz Air. The airline will retain flexibility in determining the most favourable method of financing the aircraft under the New Airbus Agreement. The deal pushes firm NEO orders above 4,300 aircraft. This order includes the latest A321neo ‘Airbus Cabin Flex configuration’ with 239 seats in 18 inch (457mm) comfort standard. Given the size of the commitments under the New Airbus Agreement relative to the Company, the purchase constitutes a ‘class 1 transaction’ under the Listing Rules and therefore entry into the New Airbus Agreement is conditional upon Wizz Air shareholder approval. This approval will be sought at a General Meeting to be held in due course.New aircraft order providing flexibility to Wizz AirWizz Air also has an outstanding commitment to purchase a further 48 aircraft from Airbus, comprising 21 A320ceo (or current engine option) aircraft and 27 A321ceo aircraft (the ‘Existing Order’). The first Wizz Air A321ceo aircraft will enter service in November 2015 and will be equipped with 230 seats. All aircraft under the existing order are scheduled for delivery by 2018. However, under the an amendment to this agreement entered into with the signing of the ‘New Airbus Agreement’ (which is conditional on the new Airbus agreement coming into force), ten A320ceo aircraft currently scheduled for delivery in 2018, under the existing order, will be cancelled.Of the 110 aircraft to be delivered to Wizz Air under the new agreement (between 2019 and 2024 inclusive), 51 aircraft will be for the planned replacement of existing aircraft as they are returned to lessors or sold. These Airbus neo aircraft provide additional efficiencies that will enable Wizz Air to offer even lower fares to the market and will ensure that it maintains its young, efficient, industry leading fleet. Under the terms of the new Airbus agreement, the Company is required to select the engines to be installed on the new aircraft by 31st December 2016.The new Airbus agreement also provides for purchase rights for the purchase of an additional 90 A321neo aircraft. These purchase rights can be exercised in four batches by June 2017, June 2018, June 2019 and June 2020, respectively. Wizz Air has also negotiated a significant amount of flexibility with Airbus to ensure the aircraft delivery stream matches its operational needs, including the ability to substitute a certain number of A321neo aircraft, with the same number of A320neo aircraft.Currently Wizz Air operates 63 A320 family aircraft on one of Central and Eastern Europe’s most extensive networks with over 380 routes from 22 bases. The new Airbus agreement maintains Wizz Air’s current strategy of operating a single fleet type – the Airbus A320 family. The advantages of a single fleet include one standard for pilot and crew training, no requirement for multiple crew reserve pools and a simpler support infrastructure for the fleet. Pilots and cabin crew will be easily interchangeable between A320ceo and A320neo family aircraft.Commenting on the Airbus order József Váradi, Wizz Air Chief Executive said: “This order will help us to build on our strong market position in Central and Eastern Europe. The new aircraft will enable us to sustain our cost advantage through cabin innovations, the latest engine technology and other efficiency improvements, while enhancing our customer offering and experience. Airbus is a key partner for us and we believe they have the best aircraft to serve our markets and we are happy to be continuing our longstanding relationship with them”.Airbus A321ceo aircraft financingFollowing the A321neo aircraft order announcement, Wizz Air subsequently confirmed that it had signed an agreement with CDB Leasing (the leasing arm of China Development Bank), to finance six Airbus A321ceo aircraft, including Wizz Air’s first two A321s scheduled for delivery in November and December. Mr Váradi noted that Wizz Air had developed a strong relationship with CDB Leasing, which already finances six of its existing A320s, delivered in 2014-2015. “They continue to support our growth, now financing the first of our new A321s” he added.
Wizz Air Airbus A320 HA-LWZ

Wizz Air extends line maintenance contract for its growing fleetWizz Air has also extended its contract with Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) for line maintenance services in Romania and Slovakia. The new agreement runs for eight years from November 2015 and reflects updated conditions and scope of work.LTMI currently supports Wizz Air with line maintenance services for 16 A320-200 aircraft in Romania and other countries. Under the new agreement, LTMI will perform line maintenance at six stations in Romania and Slovakia, with the possibility of enlarging the network with new stations. LTMI will look after the airline’s growing fleet, including the new A321neo aircraft.As part of the agreement, LTMI will continue to manage the line maintenance network and be responsible for the entire fleet stationed in this region. Its comprehensive services include a single point of contact for all line maintenance issues, preventive maintenance, and performance monitoring of the fleet managed by LTMI.The Wizz Air experience
According to the author, the Ryanair experience was superior

So how does Wizz Air measure up to its main low cost rival Ryanair? I had the opportunity to find out on a recent trip to Prague via Luton. The first leg from Dublin to Luton was on Ryanair’s Boeing 737-8AS (W), EI-EVA, a fairly young aircraft delivered on 12th January 2012, while the Prague sector was operated by Wizz Air’s Airbus 320-232, HA-LWK, a slightly older aircraft, delivered on 26th May 2011. While the Airbus 320 was far more comfortable than the 737, all in all, Ryanair has certainly upped its game, particularly in regard to its more customer friendly website, and the lack of traps to catch the unwary, compared to Wizz Air.Baggage is a good example of this, with both airlines having a bewildering range of rates based on distance, when and how booked. While Wizz Air allows you to check in up to six pieces of baggage not exceeding 32 kilograms each, each piece of baggage to be checked-in is subject to a baggage fee, payable per bag, per flight and per passenger. The first three pieces can be purchased online, but the subsequent three must be paid for at the airport. On the Luton to Prague route for example, a 23 kg bag paid for during the booking process will cost £14.50 (around €19.72), while a 32 kg bag will cost £22.00 (around €29.92). If you add a bag online after the booking, the cost rises to £17.00 (around €23.12) and £24.00 (around €32.65) respectively, while the same bags checked in at the airport costs £36.50 (around €49.65) and £51.00 (around €69.37) respectively. Ryanair allows you to check in up to two bags of either 15kg or 20kg. A 15kg bag costs £20/€20 online and £40/€40 at the airport on the Dublin – Prague route at this time of the year. Ryanair also allows one cabin bag weighing up to 10 kg with maximum dimensions of 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, plus one small bag up to 35 x 20 x 20 cms may be carried per passenger. Exceeding this allowance would incur the airport check in fee of £40/€40. Wizz on the other hand, has the concept of small and large cabin baggage, and that’s where you need to be careful. Only one piece of small cabin baggage, 42 x 32 x 25 cms or smaller, can be taken onboard, free of charge. It must fit under the seat in front of you. Otherwise it is considered large cabin baggage, which cannot exceed 56 x 45 x 25 cms. It must fit in the overhead compartment. You cannot carry, for example, a women’s purse or laptop bag, apart from this hand baggage, although goods purchased at the airport after security will be allowed in the cabin for free. The cost of a large cabin bag added during the booking process is £10.00 (around €13.60), £11.50 (around €15.64) if added online later, and £25.50 (around €34.69) if purchased at the airport. So your camera or a women’s purse could cost you an extra £25.50.
Wizz Air cabin service

Wizz Air’s boarding at Luton operated by Swissport can only be described as shambolic. We were left in a queue at the gate (with priority boarding!) for nearly an hour, then endured a further 35 minutes in an unventilated, hot and sweaty stairwell, while the ground crew struggled to load bags on a much delayed flight. Ryanair on the other hand departed and arrived on time, with the boarding and deplaning achieved, without fuss or formality. On balance the Ryanair experience was far superior.
 
Ma secondo voi l'aumento di capacità verrà spalmato sull'attuale mercato, oppure verranno aperte nuove rotte?
 
Sicuramente ci saranno altre rotte. Puntano a raddoppiare la flotta, ovvio che da qualche parte gli aerei dovranno metterli.

Oltre che raddoppiare la flotta passano da aerei da 180 posti a 239. Insomma un bell'aumento.

Mi chiedo se con la maggiore autonomia degli a321neo non vogliano aprire anche qualche altra rotta per i voli da Dubai. Tutti questi nuovi aerei li dovranno pur mettere da qualche parte
 
Dal 31 Luglio 2016 la Bucarest-Treviso passa ad A321 daily
WizzAir W16 A321 Operations as of 14MAR16



Posted at 0330GMT 14MAR16

WizzAir in recent schedule changes has adjusted planned operation for winter 2016/17 season, as the airline continues to introduce 230-seater Airbus A321 operation. In winter 2016/17 season, additional A321 will be based in Bucharest from late-Oct 2016, Budapest from March 2017. Sofia will become the 4th base with Airbus A321 aircraft starting mid-2017.
Planned new Airbus A321 operational routes scheduled for winter 2016/17 as follow.
Bucharest – Alicante eff 05NOV16 1 weekly
Bucharest – Barcelona eff 30OCT16 4 weekly
Bucharest – Doncaster eff 01NOV16 3 weekly
Budapest – Frankfurt Hahn eff 04MAR17 3 weekly (A321 operates this route in March 2016)
Budapest – Gothenburg eff 04MAR17 3 weekly
Budapest – Liverpool eff 03MAR17 2 weekly
Budapest – Malta eff 01NOV16 2 weekly
Budapest – Reykjavik Keflavik eff 05MAR17 2 weekly
Budapest – Tel Aviv eff 03MAR17 7 weekly (A321 operates this route in March 2016)
Budapest – Thesslaoniki eff 03MAR17 2 weekly
Sofia – Birmingham eff 17FEB17 2 weekly
Sofia – Bologna eff 17FEB17 3 weekly
Sofia – Bristol eff 19FEB17 2 weekly
Sofia – Cologne eff 19MAR17 3 weekly
Sofia – Frankfurt Hahn eff 18MAR17 3 weekly
Sofia – London Luton eff 17MAR17 4 weekly
Sofia – Malmo eff 17MAR17 2 weekly
Sofia – Malta eff 18FEB17 3 weekly
Sofia – Memmingen eff 19MAR17 2 weekly
Sofia – Milan Bergamo eff 17FEB17 7 weekly
Sofia – Naples eff 17MAR17 2 weekly
Sofia – Rome Fiumicino eff 18MAR17 3 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Grenoble eff 17DEC16 1 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Turin eff 17DEC16 1 weekly
Airbus A321 is also scheduled to operate following routes during winter 2016/17 season, mainly effective 30OCT16:
Bucharest – Bari 4 weekly (5 weekly 01JAN17 – 11JAN17)
Bucharest – Bologna 4 weekly (5 weekly 01JAN17 – 10JAN17)
Bucharest – Brussels Charleroi 7 weekly
Bucharest – London Luton 20 weekly
Bucharest – Madrid 6 weekly
Bucharest – Malaga 1 weekly
Bucharest – Milan Bergamo 7 weekly
Bucharest – Nuremberg 2 weekly
Bucharest – Pescara 2 weekly
Bucharest – Rome Ciampino 7 weekly
Bucharest – Venice Treviso 7 weekly

Budapest – Barcelona 5 weekly
Budapest – Birmingham 3 weekly
Budapest – Brussels Charleroi 7 weekly
Budapest – Catania 2 weekly
Budapest – Eindhoven 7 weekly
Budapest – London Luton 21 weekly
Budapest – Madrid 5 weekly
Budapest – Milan Malpensa 11 weekly
Budapest – Naples 3 weekly
Budapest – Rome Ciampino 7 weekly

Budapest – Stockholm Skavsta 4 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Birmingham 2 weekly (3 weekly 15DEC16 – 10JAN17)
Warsaw Chopin – Brussels Charleroi 6 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Doncaster 3 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – London Luton 20 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Rome Fiumcino 5 weekly (6 weekly 01JAN17 – 09JAN17)

Planned Airbus A321 operations remain subject to change.

 
Ultima modifica:
WizzAir on Monday (14MAR16) announced planned new service on Warsaw Chopin – Naples route, which will be the airline’s 6th route to Naples. From 020MAY16, the airline operates Airbus A320 aircraft with twice weekly frequency.
W61457 WAW1900 – 2120NAP 320 15
W61458 NAP2155 – 0020+1WAW 320 15
 
Dal 31 Luglio 2016 la Bucarest-Treviso passa ad A321 daily

A321 anticipato di quasi 10 giorni

Planned new Airbus A321 aircraft operational routes, excluding one-off service, during summer 2016 as follow. Operational frequency listed is only effective until 29OCT16.

Bucharest – Bari eff 22JUL16 5 weekly (4 weekly 23SEP16 – 28OCT16)
Bucharest – Bologna eff 02JUL16 5 weekly
Bucharest – Brussels Charleroi eff 01JUL16 7 weekly
Bucharest – Glasgow International eff 20MAY16 2 weekly
Bucharest – Lisbon eff 22MAY16 2 weekly
Bucharest – London Luton eff 20MAY16 10 weekly (24 weekly from 18JUN16)
Bucharest – Madrid eff 22JUL16 6 weekly
Bucharest – Malaga eff 23JUL16 1 weekly
Bucharest – Milan Bergamo eff 01JUL16 7 weekly
Bucharest – Nuremberg eff 01JUL16 2 weekly
Bucharest – Pescara eff 23JUL16 2 weekly
Bucharest – Rome Ciampino eff 18JUN16 6 weekly
Bucharest – Venice Treviso eff 22JUL16 7 weekly
Budapest – Barcelona eff 27MAR16 7 weekly (6 weekly 05APR16 – 02MAY16)
Budapest – Bari eff 27MAR16 4 weekly
Budapest – Ibiza eff 18JUN16 1 weekly (until 17SEP16)
Budapest – Maastricht eff 30MAY16 7 weekly (until 15JUN16)
Budapest – Madrid eff 27MAR16 5 weekly (7 weekly 18JUN16 – 19SEP16)
Budapest – Malaga eff 29MAR16 2 weekly (Except 15JUN16 – 19SEP16)
Budapest – Milan Malpensa eff 27MAR16 11 weekly
Budapest – Rome Fiumcino eff 27MAR16 7 weekly (6 weekly 18JUN16 – 28JUN16)
Warsaw Chopin – Alicante eff 24SEP16 1 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Birmingham eff 27SEP16 2 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Brussels Charleroi eff 19AUG16 7 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Corfu eff 20AUG16 1 weekly (until 17SEP16)
Warsaw Chopin – Doncaster eff 23SEP16 3 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – Rome Fiumcino eff 23SEP16 7 weekly
Warsaw Chopin – London Luton eff 19AUG16 2 daily (3 daily from 23SEP16)

Existing routes operated by A321 will be maintained in summer 2016 season:
Budapest – Brussels Charleroi 1 daily
Budapest – Eindhoven 2 daily
Budapest – London Luton 3 daily
Budapest – Naples 3 weekly
Budapest – Stockholm Skavsta 1 daily

Planned Airbus A321 operation remains subject to change

http://airlineroute.net/2016/03/14/w6-321-s16/
 
WizzAir starting Late-August 2016 is launching service to Podgorica in Montenegro, as it plans a total of 2 nonstop links to Germany and Italy. Planned operation as follow.

eff 20AUG16 Podgorica – Milan Bergamo 2 weekly
W64901 TGD0955 – 1135BGY 320 26
W64902 BGY0745 – 0925TGD 320 26

eff 21AUG16 Podgorica – Memmingen 2 weekly
W64903 TGD1200 – 1350FMM 320 47
W64904 FMM0945 – 1130TGD 320 47

http://www.routesonline.com/news/38...ir-begins-podgorica-service-from-august-2016/