All Ryanair articles – Page 3
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NewsWizz reinforces Albanian routes as Ryanair prepares to open Tirana network
Ryanair is to open its first flights from Albania, presenting a competitive challenge to budget rival Wizz Air which is set to expand its own route network from the capital Tirana. The Irish carrier has unveiled 17 routes on which it will commence operations in the upcoming winter season. All ...
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NewsO’Leary urges fresh EC competition approach on state aid and acquisitions
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary believes the carrier’s recent run of court victories in overturning Covid state aid should prompt European competition regulators to review their approach to such decisions.
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NewsRyanair petition ‘next step’ in bid to secure overflight protection from French ATC strikes
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary describes a petition handed to the European Commission today as the next step in long-running efforts to force France to protect services overflying the country from air traffic control strike disruption.
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NewsEU court rejects approval of Italian airline pandemic aid over absence of explanation
Approval of an Italian government provision of €130 million ($140 million) in pandemic support to certain carriers in the country has been struck down by the European Union’s General Court. The General Court has annulled a European Commission decision to approve the October 2020 subsidy, ruling that it failed to ...
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NewsRyanair looks to put 737 Max deliveries back on track as higher fuel bill looms
Budget carrier Ryanair expects its fleet to be short of up to 10 Boeing 737 Max 8-200s for the peak summer schedule, owing to the disruption in deliveries of the type from the US airframer. The airline had previously indicated that it expected short-term capacity shortfall, as it disclosed its ...
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Q1 earnings, Ryanair order, Go First woes, Joyce's Qantas legacy
Graham and Lewis discuss how European and North American carriers performed during the recent earnings season, which saw a degree of ‘normalisation’ and plenty of positivity about the summer
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NewsRyanair settles for higher price to secure 737 Max 10 slots
Slot scarcity helped push Ryanair into reaching a deal with Boeing for 737 Max 10s, as group chief Michael O’Leary admits that the airline had to settle for a higher price than it sought. The airline is taking up to 300 Max 10s with deliveries set to begin in 2027. ...
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NewsRyanair reaches 737 Max 10 deal covering up to 300 aircraft
Ryanair and Boeing have finally negotiated an order for 737 Max 10s, with an agreement covering 300 of the type, which will be configured with 228 seats. The deal – yet to be finalised – comprises 150 firm and 150 optioned jets which will be delivered over the course of ...
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NewsRyanair supports 737 fleet expansion with extended MRO facility in Dublin
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to invest in expanding its Dublin aircraft maintenance facilities, including constructing a new hangar. The airline says the €40 million ($44 million) hangar, with four bays, will support line and heavy maintenance for the carrier’s Boeing 737 fleet. Ryanair is increasing the fleet – through ...
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NewsRyanair assessing impact of Boeing’s 737 Max delivery disruption
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is “assessing with Boeing” how the US airframer’s move to pause delivery of some 737 Max jets because of a manufacturing error will impact delivery of aircraft due through the end of June.
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Airline BusinessWhy European short-haul travel will become more expensive
Analysts at Bernstein this week became the latest industry observers to suggest that airlines will need to charge more for short-haul air travel as the decade progresses, in response to European Union measures aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
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NewsRyanair boosts passenger levels by 20 million in financial year
Irish carrier Ryanair carried 168.6 million passengers in its financial year to March 2023, it’s highest ever figure and 20 million more than it flew before the pandemic.
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Airline BusinessWhy Lufthansa chief likens Europe’s airlines to German cars, Swiss watches and French handbags
The Airlines for Europe (A4E) Aviation Summit on 29 March saw the chief executives of Europe’s biggest airlines make familiar pleas to the European Commission for action on topics such as sustainable aviation fuel, EU261 and air traffic management.
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NewsRyanair's O'Leary rounds on regulators for failing to act on ATC strikes
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary fears improved service reliability this summer from higher staffing levels across the airport ecosystem could be offset by the impact of air traffic control strikes and continued airspace restrictions because of the war in Ukraine.
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NewsFormer Eurocontrol director general to join Ryanair’s board
Ryanair Holdings has appointed former Eurocontrol director general Eamonn Brennan and former Austrian MEP Elisabeth Kostinger to join its board from 1 April as non-executive directors.
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Airline BusinessAirline Business performance tracker: Europe Q4 2022
Key data from the most-recent European earnings period – the fourth quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsIndication of tailwind before 737 overran snowy shortened runway
Meteorological data indicates that a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 was subject to a tailwind when it overran while landing on a runway covered with wet snow at Dortmund. The crew of the aircraft, arriving from London Stansted in reduced visibility on 5 December last year, had been informed that runway 06 ...
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NewsRyanair retains profit forecast after strong third-quarter performance
Ryanair net profit for the third quarter more than doubled to €211 million ($230 million), in comparison with the same pre-crisis period, even though passenger numbers were up only 7%.
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Airline BusinessAircraft shortage emerging amid ‘endemic’ delivery delays
Lessor Avolon this week joined other stakeholders in warning that a shortage of commercial aircraft is a growing theme around the world amid “endemic” delays to the delivery of new jets.
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NewsRyanair chief encouraged by 737 Max ‘production ramp-up’ at Boeing
Ryanair has observed an improvement in Boeing’s output of 737 Max jets following issues with production delays last year, prompting the carrier to upgrade its delivery expectations for the coming months.
