Wizz Air has rejected allegations printed by a number of Serbian media shops claiming the airline operated plane from Belgrade with out satisfactory upkeep help or in a fashion that compromised security, insisting it remained absolutely compliant with all relevant rules all through the interval in query.
In a press release, Wizz Air stated the experiences incorrectly linked administrative licensing points affecting third-party upkeep suppliers with flight security. “Any suggestion that Wizz Air has operated plane with out satisfactory upkeep help or in a fashion that would compromise security is solely false”, the airline stated, including that plane airworthiness, upkeep high quality and security requirements had by no means been in query.
In line with Wizz Air, its Belgrade operation had been supported for greater than fifteen years by International Upkeep, an EASA Half-145 accredited upkeep supplier. Nevertheless, on April 20, the airline was knowledgeable that the corporate had been ordered by the Serbian Directorate to droop its actions. Wizz Air stated it instantly transferred upkeep help to Avia Technics, one other EASA-approved supplier already supporting its operations in Tuzla and Podgorica.
The airline added that Avia Technics subsequently grew to become topic to the identical floor dealing with licensing problem and started acquiring the required Serbian licence. To make sure uninterrupted upkeep protection, Wizz Air deployed its personal EASA-approved Half-145 upkeep organisation to Belgrade on Could 27. It stated the Serbian authorities confirmed {that a} separate floor dealing with licence was not required for upkeep carried out beneath a self-handling association by its personal accredited organisation.
In line with the service, Avia Technics acquired the required floor dealing with licence on June 4, after which upkeep actions had been transferred again to the corporate, whereas Wizz Air’s non permanent upkeep deployment ended two days later.
Wizz Air maintained that accredited upkeep protection was out there all through the complete interval, with certified personnel repeatedly supporting operations and plane upkeep by no means interrupted. It pressured that the problem involved licensing necessities for upkeep suppliers moderately than upkeep requirements or flight security.
The airline additionally famous that it continues to make use of the companies of Jat Tehnika for sure upkeep work in Serbia and stated it reserves the best to guard its fame towards what it described as “false and deceptive reporting”.
