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Wizz Air CFO says aims to unpark all Airbus jets by end-2027

https://www.marketscreener.com/news/wizz-air-cfo-says-aims-to-unpark-all-airbus-jets-by-end-2027-ce7d5bdddc89f523

France avoids air traffic controller strike disruption for October 7-9, 2025.

https://www.travelandtourworld.de/News/Artikel/france-eases-air-travel-tensions-with-air-traffic-controller-strike-suspension-paris-lyon-nice-and-other-airports-relieved-new-updates-you-need-to-know/

Wizz Air Negotiates Pratt & Whitney Deal to Resolve Engine Servicing Delays

https://www.aeronewsjournal.com/2025/09/wizz-air-negotiates-pratt-whitney-deal.html

Wizz Air CEO gives himself two years to turn around airline

https://uk.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/wizz-air-ceo-gives-himself-two-years-to-turn-around-airline-93CH-4206255

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary predicts Wizz Air takeover

https://www.agbi.com/aviation/2025/07/ryanairs-michael-oleary-predicts-wizz-air-takeover/

Barclays upgrades Wizz Air stock rating to Overweight on improved margin outlook

https://www.investing.com/news/analyst-ratings/barclays-upgrades-wizz-air-stock-rating-to-overweight-on-improved-margin-outlook-93CH-4152476

Oman eyes low-cost hub status with Wizz Air deal

https://www.aviationbusinessme.com/airlines/oman-eyes-low-cost-hub-status-with-wizz-air-deal

Wizz Air wants to scale back A321XLR order after quitting Abu Dhabi

https://www.lse.co.uk/news/wizz-air-wants-to-scale-back-a321xlr-order-after-quitting-abu-dhabi--v6fyhoput3zxlhe.html

WIZZ AIR HOLDINGS PLC - STRATEGIC realignment AND focus on core markets

SUSPENSION OF WIZZ AIR ABU DHABI OPERATIONS

https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/wizz-air-holdings--wizz/strategic-realignment-and-focus-on-core-markets/8977692

Grounded planes are awful. You have the depreciation and cost of lease in your accounts / overhead doesnt fit to the number of planes flying and what are you doing with the number of pilots etc. temporarily not need ?

Airplanes in $

And €/$ up to 1,068 which would give (in my calculation) an unrealised FX gain from close to €60 mio (from 1,04 to 1,07)

Https://www.sharecast.com/news/small-caps-news/wizz-air-passenger-numbers-rise-in-february--19087402.html

https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/wizz-air-shares-down-3-amid-concerns-over-passenger-growth-3904773

Jeffries:

...Analysts at Jefferies pointed to concerns over the company’s ability to meet consensus growth expectations, particularly in light of upcoming seasonal headwinds....

Wizz today:

Further, Wizz Air is observing better than expected revenue trends for F26 Q1 vs the prior year, underpinning a stronger start to F26.

Wizz Air shares down 3% amid concerns over passenger growth---https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/wizz-air-shares-down-3-amid-concerns-over-passenger-growth-3904773

Today : Oil price down and FX €/$ up = good for Wizz

Never use "moderate" in a statement

Court 'orders budget airline to refund all airport check-in fees since 2018'

Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air has suffered a setback in Europe after an Austrian court ruled that some of its consumer contract clauses were 'unlawful'.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2019510/court-orders-budget-airline-refund

Trump’s vision, Lutnick said on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” hinges on eliminating the IRS to shift the tax burden from American shoulders to foreign entities and companies operating under non-U.S. flags, such as cruise ships and supertankers that currently bypass U.S. taxes by registering in countries like Liberia or Panama. He also pointed out similar practices in the alcohol industry, where foreign products enter the U.S. market tax-free.

https://ijr.com/howard-lutnick-shares-trumps-plan-to-ax-irs-and-shift-tax-burden-to-outsiders/

Reality ?

Cruise industrie will have problems (minus 10 % ) and airlines are punished by the market right now:

Trump’s vision, Lutnick said on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” hinges on eliminating the IRS to shift the tax burden from American shoulders to foreign entities and companies operating under non-U.S. flags, such as cruise ships and supertankers that currently bypass U.S. taxes by registering in countries like Liberia or Panama. He also pointed out similar practices in the alcohol industry, where foreign products enter the U.S. market tax-free.

https://ijr.com/howard-lutnick-shares-trumps-plan-to-ax-irs-and-shift-tax-burden-to-outsiders/