May 20 (Reuters) - Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air ( WZZAF )

has received its first Airbus A321XLR jet, the

plane maker said on Tuesday, becoming the world's first carrier

to operate the ultra-long-range aircraft powered by Pratt &

Whitney's (P&W) GTF engine.

Wizz Air ( WZZAF ), which flies an all-Airbus fleet, has ordered 47 of

the 239-seat, single-aisle A321XLR aircraft.

P&W, owned by RTX, competes with CFM International,

which is owned by GE Aerospace and Safran, to

provide engines for the plane.