MEET OUR STAFF
Mark Lendvay, 29
Performance pilot
and captain, from
Eger, Hungary
WIZZ NEWS
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012
WIZZ MAGAZINE
101
What is your favourite city?
I am based in Gdansk, Poland, and I enjoy
being there. The weather is a little bit
cooler than the rest of Europe, but it
has everything a big city has to offer, along
with the small-town charm of a resort
town and plenty of history that has
shaped its character.
What is your favourite route?
I enjoy flying to Bergamo, Italy, as its
routing takes us over the Alps, providing a
spectacular view. The approach to landing
is quite fun to fly.
Tell us about a favourite place
Whichever city I’m in, I love to search out
the restaurants and other places to eat
that only the locals know about. How and
what people eat tells you a lot about their
culture and outlook on life.
Is there anywhere on the
network that you would love
to visit?
Trondheim or Bergen in Norway. The sun
never sets in the summer as you go further
north, and on autumn nights you have
a chance to see the aurora borealis (the
Northern Lights). The scenery is absolutely
breathtaking from above – I‘d love to see it
from ground level as well.
How long have you been with
Wizz Air?
I started as a first officer in early 2008;
two years later I added the role of
performance pilot to my duties. As
performance pilot, I manage our take-off
performance calculation software,
which all our pilots must use before
every take-off. I also maintain the
navigational charts and navigational
database onboard our aircraft.
What is the best part of
your job?
It’s always exciting to take part in
evaluating a new destination, making sure
that our aircraft can operate to and from
there safely and efficiently.
