All Ryanair articles
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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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Ryanair 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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Newsletter
Aircraft 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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Ryanair 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.
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Ryanair chief keener on organic growth than ‘pain in the arse’ acquisitions
Ryanair is likely to focus on organic growth in the coming years, having found its acquisitions to be “a pain in the arse”, according to group chief executive Michael O’Leary
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Bookings and fares strong despite consumer spending concern: Ryanair chief
Bookings and fares are proving resilient to Europe’s economic challenges, according to Ryanair group chief executive Michael O’Leary
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Ryanair revises inspection regime after 737 wheel-fire incident at Manchester
Ryanair has introduced a revised ultrasonic inspection method to detect internal wheel hub cracks, after a Boeing 737-800 wheel-fire incident at Manchester last year. The fire in the left-hand main landing-gear broke out as the twinjet, having landed on runway 23R, taxied to its stand on 17 March 2022. UK ...
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Ryanair raises profits outlook after strong holiday period
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has lifted its full-year profit guidance to a range of €1.325 billion to1.425 billion ($1.4 billion to $1.5 billion) before exceptionals after reporting a strong expected holiday period.
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Analysis
Airline share prices weaker at end-2022 versus end-2021 despite demand recovery
Airline share prices ended 2022 down on the same point 12 months earlier, following a challenging year for wider economies around the world
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Ryanair passengers up 5% against 2019 during calendar year
European budget carrier Ryanair carried over 160 million passengers in the 2022 calendar year, 5% more than it flew during the same period in pre-pandemic 2019.
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In depth
How far through recovery are European airlines?
A carrier-by-carrier guide to the progress European airlines continued to make in their recovery from the Covid-19 crisis during the past year and a look at how much further they have to go in 2023.
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In depth
The Airline Business 38: Europe key data indicators from Q3
Key data from the third-quarter earnings season (unless otherwise stated), powered by The Airline Business 38, covering the July-September period for the years 2019-2022 and thereby encompassing the last pre-Covid data and progress since
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Ryanair to pay compensation for 2018 strikes after dropping appeal
Ryanair is to offer compensation to passengers affected by a pilot strike four years ago, after dropping plans to take a rejected appeal to the UK Supreme Court. The budget airline, having chosen to recognise trade unions for pilots and cabin crew, suffered a series of industrial actions in 2018, ...
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Ryanair group chief O’Leary staying at least until mid-2028
Ryanair Group chief executive Michael O’Leary will remain in his post until at least mid-2028, under a new agreement with the company. The agreement extends his leadership contract by four years, from July 2024 to July 2028, the budget carrier has disclosed. It says O’Leary – who originally became Ryanair ...
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Rapid pace of Ryanair traffic growth slows in November
Ryanair’s recent run of sharp traffic growth slowed a little in November as it carried 11.2 million passengers.
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Pessimism over inflation risk to Ryanair’s business ‘exaggerated’: O’Leary
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary insists that concerns over rising inflation and recession on its business have been “greatly exaggerated”. O’Leary shrugged off pessimistic forecasts as the budget carrier group unveiled strong second quarter net profits of €1.2 billion. “As the lowest-cost producer in Europe, we expect to grow strongly ...
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Ryanair to retrofit scimitar winglets on 737-800 fleet to cut fuel-burn
Budget carrier Ryanair is to retrofit scimitar winglets across more than 400 Boeing 737-800s in its fleet, in order to trim fuel consumption. The retrofit programme will commence during the winter season, the airline states, and represent an investment of more than $200 million. Scimitar winglets are an evolution of ...
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Ryanair reports October traffic up 14% on 2019, while Wizz sees 22% rise
Ryanair exceeded its pre-Covid passenger numbers by nearly 2 million in October this year, while rival Wizz Air reported traffic up by around 800,000 passengers on the same basis.
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In depth
European airline summer fades with clouds still on supply and demand horizon
After a summer in which travel demand was everything European carriers could have dreamt of, accompanied by nightmare operational challenges, attention is turning to what extent both trends might reappear next year
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Newsletter
Mixed signals for Europe despite strong traffic recovery
European budget operators Ryanair and Wizz Air outlined the continued strength of air traffic demand in figures for September released this week. The carriers are the first in the region to release traffic data each month and figures for both confirm strong summer demand has continued.
