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Ryanair has seen a significant drop in bookings for late March/early April

Ryanair reducing flights to Italy over Covid-19

Ryanair has notified passengers by email that it was reducing its short haul flights to and from Italy, from across Europe, by up to 25% for a three week period from Tuesday, March 17 to Wednesday, April 8, in response to the Covid-19 virus.

Business • 03 Mar 20

Ryanair chief executive made the comments in an interview with The Times newspaper

O'Leary criticised over comments on Muslims

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has faced criticism after saying terrorists "will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion".

Business • 22 Feb 20

Ryanair's chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs overhauling the company's website to adapt to individual customer preferences

Ryanair's Jacobs to leave airline in April

Ryanair's chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs, who spearheaded the airline's drive to improve customer service, is to leave his position after six years at the end of April to pursue other challenges, he told Reuters today

Business • 10 Feb 20

Ryanair makes new offer to Boeing for bigger MAX planes

Ryanair has submitted an offer to Boeing for a new order of its grounded 737 MAX jets but does not expect to finalise it until the plane returns to service, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 03 Feb 20

Flybe was kept afloat this week after its shareholders agreed to invest more money alongside a UK government support plan

Ryanair's O'Leary joins condemnation of Flybe bailout

The chief executive of Ryanair has attacked the UK government-backed rescue of regional airline Flybe, joining industry heavyweight Willie Walsh in opposing state help for a private company.

Business • 16 Jan 20

Ryanair's chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said the timing of the return of Boeing's 737 MAXs was dependent on regulators

Ryanair says could start getting 737 MAX by April

Ryanair could receive its first deliveries of up to 10 grounded 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing by April, the airline's chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said.

Business • 14 Jan 20

Michael O'Leary said Ryanair had initially expected 58 new 737s by the summer

Ryanair's O'Leary prepared for more 737 Max delays

Ryanair is prepared for further delays to the delivery of its Boeing 737 Max airliners, its chief executive Michael O'Leary told a German magazine.

Business • 03 Jan 20

Mr Bellew denies any breach of contract and says the purported clause is unenforceable

Judge refuses Ryanair evidence in Bellew contract case

The High Court has refused Ryanair's application to include evidence about the alleged downloading of material from its internal computer system by Peter Bellew in its ongoing action against its Chief Operations Officer.

Business • 11 Dec 19

Ryanair Group's CEO Michael O'Leary gives update on Boeing MAX 737 planes

Europe delays may mean no MAX jets in summer - Ryanair

Ryanair may not receive any 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing by next summer over European delays in testing the grounded jets, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said.

Business • 10 Dec 19

Ryanair had said its profit target commercially sensitive and should not be released to the court

High Court lifts restriction on Ryanair profit target

The High Court has withdrawn a ban on reporting a reference to Ryanair's profit after tax target for its 2020 financial year contained in a 2018 share option scheme after the airline said the order was not needed.

Business • 10 Dec 19

Mr O'Leary concluded giving evidence in the case today

CEO rejects claim of fear culture among Ryanair pilots

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has rejected claims that there was "a culture of fear" among the airline's pilots out on sick leave from work.

Business • 05 Dec 19

Michael O'Leary accepted that he had criticised Peter Bellew's overall performance in an annual review

O'Leary 'taken aback' hearing Bellew to join Easyjet

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has told the High Court he was "taken aback" when the airline's COO Peter Bellew informed him that he was joining rival airline Easyjet.

Courts • 04 Dec 19

Peter Bellew announced in July that he was leaving Ryanair

Ryanair in court to delay Bellew's flight to EasyJet

Ryanair's group CEO has said that the airline's Chief Operations Officer never raised a clause preventing him working for a competitor within a year of leaving, which the company claims was included in his terms of employment.

Business • 03 Dec 19

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary says delivery of MAX 737 planes could be delayed even further

Ryanair growth to stall as MAX jets delayed again

Ryanair has today announced a further two-month delay to the start of its Boeing MAX 737 deliveries and warned it may have none of the jets to fly next summer.

Business • 05 Nov 19

Michael O'Leary said the UK would need an EU trade deal and it was unrealistic to think otherwise

UK to agree Brexit deal once 'craziness' over - O'Leary

Britain's decision to leave the European Union will have no long-term impact on Ryanair, the airline's group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 01 Oct 19

Thomas Cook's independent airline units Condor and its Nordic Ving group have both said they are looking for new owners

Ryanair not interested in buying Thomas Cook airlines

Ryanair is not interested in taking over any of the airlines of travel firm Thomas Cook, which has gone into liquidation, its group chief executive said today.

Business • 26 Sep 19

Ryanair claims the threatened strikes last month cost it €13.7m in missed revenue

Ryanair action against Forsa adjourned as talks resume

Ryanair's legal action against a trade union that represents dozens of its Irish-based pilots has been adjourned after the High Court was informed that the sides have returned to mediation talks.

Business • 20 Sep 19

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary pictured at the airline's AGM, along with deputy chairman Stan McCarthy (l) and chairman David Bonderman (right)

Ryanair AGM narrowly approves bonus plan for O'Leary

Ryanair shareholders have narrowly approved a bonus scheme for Chief Executive Michael O'Leary that could earn him around €100m over five years.

Business • 19 Sep 19

Eddie Wilson has been appointed CEO of Ryanair DAC

Ryanair appoints Eddie Wilson as CEO of airline

Ryanair has announced that its chief people officer, Eddie Wilson, will succeed Michael O'Leary as chief executive of the airline from September 1.

Business • 30 Aug 19

Peter Bellew is joining Easyjet when he leaves Ryanair

Ryanair begins High Court action against departing COO

Ryanair has initiated High Court proceedings against its departing chief operating officer, Peter Bellew.

Business • 08 Aug 19

The forecast for profits after tax for the year remains unchanged at between €750 and €950m

Ryanair may cut Belfast route in no-deal Brexit

Ryanair would likely cut back its Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast routes in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to chief executive Michael O'Leary.

Business • 29 Jul 19

Ryanair said it expects to cut its aircraft to 30 for next summer, down from 58

Ryanair to close some bases due to Boeing delays

Ryanair has warned it may have to cut and close bases at airports from November until next summer as it said delays to Boeing's B737 MAX aircraft would hit growth rates.

Business • 16 Jul 19

IAG CEO Willie Walsh said he is not ashamed to be in the airline industry

European airline chiefs push back on flight shaming

The heads of some of Europe's largest airlines hit back this week against efforts to discourage Europeans from flying.

Business • 11 Jul 19

Peter Bellew joined Ryanair in December 2017 after stepping down as CEO of Malaysia Airlines

Ryanair's Bellew to step down at end of year - memo

Ryanair's chief operations officer Peter Bellew is to step down at the end of the year, chief executive Michael O'Leary said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters.