The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer Boeing has made budget travel giant Ryanair angry.
CEO Michael O’Leary says “Boeing needs to get its act together” and start delivering planes.
– The management runs around like headless chickens, he says.
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary was noticeably frustrated and lost patience with Boeing after several delivery delays. He said, among other things, that the aircraft manufacturer needs an immediate restart – or “a boot up in …”, writes Aviation Analyst.
“It’s like Boeing’s management running around like headless chickens who can’t sell planes,” he said.
The background to the outbreak is said to be that Ryanair has ordered almost 400 planes from Boeing since 2010 and that they are unable to deliver on time – or at all.
– Boeing has to get its act together now! sa Ryanairs vd.
He also agreed with previous criticism of the company that “Boeing has lost its way”.
“Poorly managed by the management”
O’Leary and Boeing have had an unusual one this autumn public quarrel in the negotiations of a major order of 737 Max. Ireland-based Ryanair then abruptly suspended negotiations when they could not agree on a price for the order.
The critical statements this time came shortly after Boeing’s flight delivery was delayed – again. Plans they would get in at the end of April will not be ready until the end of June.
– I can understand that there are challenges to make new planes, but when the plan they built two years ago will only be filled with fuel and flown to Dublin, I do not understand why it takes two months to get them here. It’s poorly managed by management, said Michael O’Leary.
Part of Ryanair’s business model is to fly only variants of the 737, as it allows pilots to fly different planes seamlessly without further training to be able to fly others.