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Ryanair quits group advising on UK aviation strategy

Ryanair has resigned from an industry group set up by the British government to help implement its aviation strategy, dismissing it as a "talking shop" which has delivered no benefits or reforms for passengers.

Business • 12 Jul 23

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has today delivered a petition signed by 1.1 million passengers to the EU Commission

Ryanair wants EU Commission to protect overflights

Ryanair has today delivered a petition signed by 1.1 million passengers to the EU Commission asking for the protection of overflights from air traffic control strikes, particularly in France.

Business • 31 May 23

Ryanair group CEO Michael O'Leary is upbeat on the airline's summer bookings

Ryanair posts near record full year profit of €1.43bn

Ryanair achieved close to record full-year profit in the year to March 31 and said it is cautiously optimistic that robust summer demand will ensure modest profit growth in the next 12 months despite fuel costs being less "fortuitously" hedged.

Business • 22 May 23

Ryanair inks $40bn Boeing deal for up to 300 aircraft

Ryanair has agreed a massive $40 billion deal with Boeing that will see it purchase up to 300 new aircraft over the next decade.

Business • 09 May 23

Ryanair's Eddie Wilson said today he did not expect a repeat of travel chaos seen in Europe last summer

Ryanair to trim flights in summer but targets on track

Ryanair will likely trim some flights in August due to delivery delays from Boeing but there will be no material impact on customers, its senior executive Eddie Wilson said in an interview today.

Business • 25 Apr 23

Michael O'Leary, group CEO of Ryanair, speaks at the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Europe conference in Wicklow today

Ryanair may trim schedules as 10 Boeing jets delayed

Ryanair's business is "booming and getting boomier" with no sign of European consumers tightening their belts when it comes to travel, the airline's group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 19 Apr 23

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary said French air traffic control asked Ryanair to cancel 60 flights today

Ryanair boss says airfares could rise 10-15% this year

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has said air fares could go up by between 10 and 15% this year, although he added they are unlikely to rise more than 20% as other airlines have predicted.

Business • 29 Mar 23

Michael O'Leary said there was a "deal to be done" between Ryanair and Boeing

Ryanair's O'Leary says talks restarted with Boeing - FT

Ryanair Holdings is optimistic on striking a major new aircraft order after the Irish airline restarted talks with Boeing, its boss said in an interview with the Financial Times today.

Business • 23 Mar 23

Michael O'Leary said he believed the sector in Europe would move towards having four large airlines - Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, IAG and and Ryanair

Ryanair boss eyes more airline consolidation

Europe was entering an "inevitable" post-pandemic period of airline consolidation as legacy flag-carriers struggle to navigate through a competitive landscape, the group chief executive of Ryanair said today.

Business • 01 Feb 23

Ryanair flew a record 38.4 million passengers in final three months of 2022

Ryanair posts record after-tax profit for third quarter

Ryanair has today posted its largest after-tax profit for the October-December quarter and said it was likely to face robust demand for Easter and summer 2023 flights.

Business • 30 Jan 23

Ryanair said it will grow its flight schedule to and from London's Stansted, Gatwick and Luton airports by 10% this summer

Ryanair CEO O'Leary seeing no sign of recession

Low-cost carrier Ryanair is not seeing any signs of recession, its group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today, pointing to two weeks of record bookings this January and a recovery in demand from Britain.

Business • 18 Jan 23

Michael O'Leary has led Ryanair since 1994

Michael O'Leary to remain Ryanair group CEO until 2028

Michael O'Leary is to remain on as group chief executive of Ryanair until 2028.

Business • 08 Dec 22

Ryanair posts record profit for key summer season

Ryanair has today posted its largest ever after-tax profit for the first half of its financial year, which includes the key summer months, and said it hoped to post a profit of at least €1 billion for its full financial year.

Business • 07 Nov 22

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he hopes Rishi Sunak's first decision as British Prime Minister would be to rejoin the EU free trade agreement

Inflation is good for Ryanair's growth - O'Leary

The worldwide surge in inflation is a boon for Ryanair's growth, the budget airline group's chief executive Michael O'Leary told a news conference in Lisbon today.

Business • 25 Oct 22

Michael O'Leary said he sees Italy's ITA Airways as a business destined to keep losing market share

O'Leary sees ITA Airways as 'huge political problem'

Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today he sees Italy's relaunched ITA Airways as a business destined to keep losing market share and require continued government support.

Business • 18 Oct 22

Ryanair's group CEO Michael O'Leary says the airline's bookings are 'surprisingly strong'

Ryanair CEO predicts higher fares on strong bookings

Ryanair's bookings for the autumn mid-term and Christmas holidays are ahead of pre-Covid levels and it sees average fares rising by more than expected for the financial year to end-March, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 13 Oct 22

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary; Ryanair DAC CEO Eddie Wilson and Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar

Ryanair aims to create up to 2,000 Irish jobs by 2030

Ryanair has announced plans to grow its workforce in Ireland by 2,000 over the next eight years.

Business • 28 Sep 22

Michael O'Leary speaking before today's AGM

Ryanair CEO predicts higher fares to cover rising costs

The chief executive of Ryanair has predicted fares will have to rise by a small amount next year, in order to cover the rising cost of fuel.

Business • 15 Sep 22

Ryanair CEO has doubts over Boeing 737 MAX deliveries

Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary today raised further doubts over Boeing's ability to fulfil an order of its 737 MAX aircraft on time and will meet the planemaker in Seattle this month to discuss production problems.

Business • 07 Sep 22

Ryanair's Group CEO Michael O'Leary says the airline remains 'fragile'

Ryanair 'hopeful' of return to pre-Covid profit level

Ryanair is hopeful but not certain of returning to pre-Covid profit levels of over €1 billion this year as travelers trade down to low-cost services, group chief executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters.

Business • 31 Aug 22

Ryanair said earlier this month that it would appeal against the $726,000 fine after a consumer protection probe

Ryanair appeals Hungary's consumer protection fine

Ryanair said today it had appealed to the courts after Hungary fined it for passing on to customers the cost of a business tax meant to target excess profits.

Business • 24 Aug 22

Michael O'Leary said he expected Ryanair's average fare to rise by about €10 over the next five years

Ryanair's O'Leary says era of €10 flights is over

Ryanair's trademark €1 and €10 fares will not be seen for a "number of years" due to soaring fuel prices, the budget airline's boss has said.

World • 11 Aug 22

Michael O'Leary, group CEO of Ryanair, said passengers should brace for a 'less than satisfactory experience'

UK flight woes to continue this summer - O'Leary

The boss of budget airline Ryanair has warned that flight delays and cancellations in the UK will continue "right throughout the summer" as airports suffer amid staff shortages.

Business • 21 Jun 22

Ryanair's Group CEO Michael O'Leary said the airline's Afrikaans test has been dropped

Ryanair drops Afrikaans test after backlash

Ryanair has dropped a requirement for South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said.

Business • 15 Jun 22

Ryanair expects summer fares to be between 7% and 9% higher than pre-pandemic levels

Ryanair CEO says summer fares will be up 7-9% on 2019

Ryanair Group chief executive Michael O'Leary said bookings for Europe's biggest budget airline have continued to strengthen and he expects summer fares to be between 7% and 9% higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Business • 14 Jun 22

Michael OLeary