01 October 2024

Wizz Air's new Training Center in Fiumicino

The airline has inaugurated its new pilot training center in Italy at Rome Fiumicino Airport with an investment of more than 38 million euros

WizzAir today celebrated the inauguration of its new pilot training centre at Rome's Fiumicino airport, a project made possible thanks to an investment of over €38 million. This innovative structure is the second created by the company, but the first outside Hungary, underlining the strategic importance of Rome Fiumicino for the company's growth in Europe. The new centre will have the capacity to train over 4,800 pilots each year, further strengthening WizzAir's commitment to the highest standards of safety and innovation in the aviation industry.

Simulatore di volo esterno © Ufficio Stampa ADR e Wizz Air

External © flight simulator ADR and Wizz Air Press Office

The pilot training center, located near Terminal 1 of Rome Fiumicino Airport, occupies over 2,500 square meters and includes briefing rooms, classrooms for theoretical training and a modern room equipped with two latest generation CAE flight simulators for Airbus A320, with a third simulator scheduled for 2025. These advanced technological tools, which include high-fidelity visuals and highly realistic flight dynamics, will enable thousands of pilots to complete recurring training annually, supporting the airline's operational expansion.

This new training center builds on the experience of the Budapest center, which has been in operation for six years, which has already provided over 98,000 hours of training. The opening of the Rome facility represents a further step forward in Wizz Air's strategy to continuously invest in staff training, consolidating its role as a leader in the European aviation landscape.

Simulatore di volo interno © Ufficio Stampa ADR e Wizz Air

Internal flight © simulator ADR and Wizz Air Press Office

The inaugural event, which took place on 1 October 2024, was attended by leading figures such as Jozsef Varadi, CEO of Wizz Air, Marco Troncone, CEO of Aeroporti di Roma, and James Cahill, Vice President EMEA Commercial Aviation at CAE.

Marco Troncone highlighted the solid collaboration between Wizz Air and ADR, highlighting the importance of Rome Fiumicino, ranked among the best airports in Europe by Skytrax and confirmed as the best airport in Europe by ACI Europe for the sixth time since 2018. While Jozsef Varadi pointed out that Italy represents one of Wizz Air's key markets, where it already has five bases and over 20 state-of-the-art aircraft: this investment therefore further consolidates the long-standing carrier's presence in the region.

Wizz Air

Wizz Air, Europe's ultra-low-cost airline, operates a fleet of 224 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. Wizz Air is chosen by 62 million passengers in financial year 24, which ended March 31, 2024 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. Recently, the airline was named one of the five safest airlines in the world by airlineratings.com, the world's only safety and product rating agency, and was named Airline of the Year by Air Transport World in 2020, as well as Airline of the Year at the Air Transport Awards in 2019 and 2023. Wizz Air was also recognized as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost Airline" at the World Finance Sustainability Awards 2022 and as the "Global Airline Group for Environmental Sustainability of the Year" at the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for Excellence 2022-2023.

Rome Airports

Aeroporti di Roma, a Mundys Group company, manages and develops the airports of Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino and carries out other activities related and complementary to airport management. Fiumicino, the first and only airport in Italy with a Skytrax rating of 5 stars for excellent standards in quality of service, has two passenger terminals and is dedicated to business and leisure customers on domestic, international and intercontinental routes. Ciampino is mainly used by low-cost airlines, express-couriers and General Aviation activities. In 2023, the airports of Fiumicino and Ciampino reached a total of 44.4 million passengers.

Edited by the Editorial Board, Avion Tourism Magazine

Text source and photos: © ADR Press Office and Wizz Air

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