Ryanair UK to take over non-EU, domestic ops in 2021

Poland's Buzz to take B737 MAX 8-200s in early 2Q21

Ryanair to start MAX operations on UK routes

Ryanair Holdings is looking to deploy its forthcoming B737-8-200s to the United Kingdom in the first stage, the Chief Executive of the group's main carrier Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int'l) said during an interview with Ireland's Newstalk radio.

"We will be taking delivery of the MAX this summer, and we will be deploying those probably initially in the UK," Eddie Wilson said.

He did not elaborate on any further details. The airline did not respond to ch-aviation's query on whether the aircraft would be operated by Ryanair UK (RK, London Stansted).

Following its incremental order in December 2020, the Irish low-cost carrier currently has 210 B737-8-200s due from Boeing. Although this variant has yet to be certified, Ryanair expects to start taking deliveries this spring with a total of 50 units due to arrive by the end of the year. The first six aircraft have already been assigned to the group's Polish subsidiary, Buzz (RR, Warsaw Modlin), and will be the first aircraft in Buzz's own livery.

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Ryanair blames CAA ACMI policy for UK route cancellations

Ryanair UK (RK, London Stansted) says it has cancelled 12 routes in and from the United Kingdom after what it termed the UK Civil Aviation Authority's "sudden change of policy" regarding the wet-leasing of aircraft from sister carrier Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int'l).

"We are disappointed to have to cancel 12 UK domestic and international (Morocco and Ukraine) routes from London [London Luton and London Stansted], Manchester Int'l, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Belfast Int'l, and Londonderry, because of the CAA's unexpected policy-shift late last night [on December 20]. Ryanair UK had agreed Brexit contingency arrangements with the CAA 2 years ago and cannot comply with its new and impractical requirements at 10 days’ notice," Ryanair's spokesperson said.

As exclusively reported by ch-aviation in early December 2020, Ryanair Holdings planned to shift the operation of all of its domestic routes in the UK, as well as international services to outside the European Union, to its British subsidiary as of January 2, 2021. Flights would have been operated by...

Ryanair mulls A320neo for Lauda Europe...at the right price

Ryanair Holdings would consider acquiring A320-200Ns and A321-200Ns for its newly formed Maltese subsidiary Lauda Europe (LW, Malta Int'l) but only if Airbus makes the right offer, Group Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said during a virtual interview at the WTM London trade fair.

"I am still hopeful and still optimistic that we can reach a deal with Airbus on price. The challenge though, is and this is one for Airbus, is they’ve got to be able to match Boeing's pricing... And if it doesn’t match what we have on Boeing, then you know, regrettably, I think we’ll finish up getting rid of the Airbuses out of Lauda altogether," he said.

The Maltese carrier currently operates a fleet of 34 used A320-200s taken over from its predecessor Lauda (OE, Vienna), which also added them as pre-owned aircraft, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows. It is the only Airbus operator in Ryanair Group, which also comprises B737-800-only carriers Ryanair, Ryanair UK, Malta Air, and Buzz...