Malta Air to open Vienna base

Ryanair to reopen Copenhagen base in 4Q23

Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) will reopen its Copenhagen Kastrup base in December 2023,more than eight years after a union dispute prompted its closure.

The LCC said it would initially base two B737-800s out of the Danish capital and launch four new routes - to Faro, Düsseldorf Weeze, Warsaw Modlin, and Paris Beauvais, while adding more frequencies on its existing routes to Kraków John Paul II International and Gdansk.

"All 100 jobs for pilots, cabin crew, and engineers will be recruited under the national collective labour agreement Ryanair has agreed with Danske Metal, Denmark's largest national union, and Ryanair looks forward to continued growth and investment in Denmark as soon as the Danish regulator makes a decision to lower airport fees at Copenhagen Airport," Ryanair Holdings Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said.

The holding previously closed its Copenhagen base in mid-2015 over a pay dispute with local unions. At that time, the Irish holding had a policy to refuse recognition of any organised labour, which was...

Ryanair's Buzz deploys only B737-700 on leisure charters

Ryanair orders 150+150 B737 MAX 10s

Ryanair Holdings has placed a firm order with Boeing (BOE, Washington National) for 150 B737-10s with options for a further 150 and is set to, for the first time in its modern history, operate two variants of the same-generation aircraft.

"We expect half of this order will replace older B737-800NGs while the remaining 150 aircraft will facilitate controlled, sustainable growth to just over 300 million guests per annum by 2034. This order, coupled with our remaining B737-8-200 Gamechanger deliveries, will create 10,000 new jobs for highly paid aviation professionals over the next decade," Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said.

The Irish holding did not disclose the expected delivery timeline for the larger variant. The B737-10 has yet to be certified and, according to a recent Boeing disclosure, is expected to enter into service in 2024.

Ryanair currently operates 397 B737-800s and 103 B737-8-200s across its four Air Operator's Certificates (Ryanair, Malta Air, Buzz (Poland), and Ryanair UK). Its Lauda Europe unit operates twenty-nine A320-200s. The...

Ryanair to trim early 3Q23 scheduled due to B737 MAX delays

Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) will trim its July 2023 schedule as the deliveries of its B737-8-200s will be affected by the recent manufacturing issues at key supplier Spirit AeroSystems, Ryanair Holdings Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters.

"We are beginning to look at schedules maybe being about 10 [B737 MAX] short for July. We'll get maybe 12 by the end of June, and then we hope 12 by the end of July," he said.

The low-cost carrier initially hoped to take twenty-two B737-8-200s by the end of June and just two in July. Ryanair has historically tried to avoid taking many deliveries during the peak summer season to avoid the additional complexity associated with aircraft induction at a time when the airline is operating its most intense schedule.

O'Leary stressed that the LCC would focus on reducing the number of departures on high-frequency routes rather than suspending routes altogether if forced to trim its network.

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, a Kansas-based supplier which builds around 70% of each B737 including...