Hungary’s Wizz Air committed to buy 110 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the Paris air show on Thursday worth $13.7 billion at list prices as the Eastern European-focused budget airline continues to expand its network and capacity. <\/p>\n
The memorandum of understanding, reached early on Thursday after all-night negotiations in Paris, calls for 110 firm deliveries and purchase rights for a further 90 aircraft. <\/p>\n
Reuters reported earlier, citing people familiar with the matter, that Airbus was close to a deal to sell around 100 A320neo-family jets to Wizz Air following a fierce battle over price with rival Boeing to retain its status as exclusive supplier to the carrier. <\/p>\n
“With this order, we are paving the way for the next decade to ensure the growth of this business,” Wizz Air Chief Executive Jozsef Varadi told a news conference. <\/p>\n
The jetliners will be delivered between 2019 and 2024, Airbus said, adding that this marked the biggest single order for the A321neo model. <\/p>\n
Wizz Air currently operates 61 aircraft on over 380 routes from 22 bases focused on Central and Eastern Europe. <\/p>\n
Airbus said it won $57 billion worth of business for a total of 421 aircraft overall at the air show this week. The deals include firm orders for 124 aircraft worth $16.3 billion and commitments for 297 aircraft worth $40.7 billion. <\/p>\n
Airbus Chief Executive FabriceBregier told a news conference to wrap up the air show that the Wizz Air order confirmed that the market trend was extremely positive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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