John Grant of the OAG said not all airlines were hit by the Summer Olympics. Among the “winners,” he singled out Ryanair, which this summer significantly increased capacity to Paris.
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Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said on Saturday that Boeing employees were working longer hours. strike The number of aircraft to be received by next summer may be reduced from an expected 25 to 20 aircraft.
O’Leary says his low-cost Aer Lingus is one of the boeing companyBoeing’s largest customer was supposed to take delivery of 30 737 MAX planes by the summer of 2025, but Boeing’s operational problems have reduced that number to 25.
But now, as this week’s strike by Boeing Co workers further threatens the plane maker’s turnaround, O’Leary said Ryanair may take delivery of just 20 planes if the strike lasts three to four weeks.
“I have no doubt Boeing will resolve this strike,” O’Leary told Irish News Talk Radio. “It could take weeks.”
workers have protest Assembly of Boeing MAX, 777 and 767 jets has been going on all week at Boeing plants in the Seattle area.
Boeing has promised The company has been grappling with supply chain snags and slowing assembly lines since a Jan. 5 in-flight door jam on a 737 MAX 9 jet intensified regulatory scrutiny, with plans to ramp up production by the end of the year.
O’Leary said it could take Boeing two to three years to get back on track.
Boeing and union negotiators will return to the bargaining table early next week as the two sides try to end the strike.
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