03.10.2023 - 06:21 UTC
Ryanair Holdings has announced it will reduce its Winter 2023/24 season schedule due to delivery delays affecting its new B737-8-200s. The low-cost carrier now expects to take only 14 aircraft by the end of the year, half of what was originally planned.
"We are working closely with Boeing and their supplier, Spirit [AeroSystems], to minimise these delivery delays. It is deeply regrettable that production problems in Wichita, and in Seattle, have yet again delayed Boeing's contracted deliveries to Ryanair this winter. We are in regular dialogue with Boeing, and our primary objective is to ensure we get delivery of all 57 contracted B737 aircraft before the end of May 2024," Group CEO Michael O'Leary said.
Ryanair was expecting 27 new aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2023 and a further 30 by May 2024. It is now working with the manufacturer to ensure that the fleet reaches its expected size by the peak of the Summer 2024 season.
The carrier will reduce the number of aircraft based out Brussels Charleroi (by three), Dublin...
09.05.2023 - 15:32 UTC
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...
21.04.2023 - 13:19 UTC
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...
06.04.2023 - 15:04 UTC
Ryanair Holdings has re-registered its only B737-700, EI-SEV (msn 29078), as SP-RUM, moving it from the AOC of Ryanair to Polish sister carrier Buzz (Poland).
The aircraft is used by the low-cost carrier for crew training purposes and as a corporate aircraft and is not deployed into regular passenger operations. Its last flight under the Irish registration was on March 23, 2023, from Kaunas International to London Stansted. Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows that it was redeployed on April 2, flying under the Polish registration from Stansted to Glasgow Prestwick, where it is now under maintenance.
The B737-700 is configured in a single-class layout for up to 148 passengers. It is also available for corporate charters and used as a spare aircraft for Ryanair's fleet of B737-800s and B737-8-200s.
Buzz is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ryanair Holdings and operates exclusively as a capacity provider to Ryanair. The Polish unit currently operates forty-seven B737-800s, thirteen -8-200s, and the single -700.
