The low-cost carrier is putting a third flight simulator into operation at its training center in Budapest.

After an investment of €7,7 million, the new CAE-built 7000XR full-flight simulator (FFS) simulating one of Wizz Air's A320neo aircraft, along with two other FFS and one fixed FFS at the training center, will provide the training capacity increase by 33 percent. This acquisition will result in an additional 6.800 hours of FFS training capacity, reinforcing the airline's announcement that it will hire 2030 new pilots by 4.600.

“We are pleased to add an additional full-flight simulator to our training center in Budapest. The new simulator underscores our commitment to industry-leading training and development and will support the current hiring drive for pilots across our network. It also reiterates our positive expectations as the industry continues to recover from the pandemic. We look forward to bringing world-class talent to Hungary to train the pilots of the future in this state-of-the-art simulator,” said Michael Delehant, Group Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Wizz Air.