Budget carrier Wizz Air to hit pause on 100 Airbus deliveries until 2030s

Wizz Air to defer 100 Airbus deliveries into 2030s: Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air is in talks to delay around 100 jet deliveries from Airbus into the next decade, Bloomberg reported last week, citing unnamed sources. The planned deliveries were initially slated to take place between this year and 2030. The move is expected to cap the carrier's capacity growth at 10% instead of the anticipated 14%, the news outlet reported, citing Peel Hunt Analyst Alexander Paterson.

Part of a trend? Wizz Air was one of three budget carriers — along with JetBlue and Frontier Airlines — that reportedly scaled back their large orders of Airbus’ new A321 XLR aircraft, prompted by size and price point concerns. Wizz Air has confirmed just 12 of 47 jets, while Frontier Airlines and Philippines-based Cebu Air have dropped their orders entirely.