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A Ryanair Boeing 737 Max-8 seen at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands on September 4th.
Ryanair has announced reductions to its winter schedule due to flight delivery delays. boeing aircraftHowever, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers said there was “so far” no impact on its full-year traffic forecast.
Ryanair (Liaai), one of Boeing Co.’s largest customers, said in a statement Thursday. It was announced that 27 aircraft were scheduled to be delivered between September and December.
However, production delays at the Spirit fuselage facility in Wichita, Kansas, coincided with production delays at Boeing. Due to delays in repairs and deliveries in Seattle, the low-cost carrier now expects only 14 aircraft to arrive between October and December.
The flight cancellations will take effect from the end of October, and all affected passengers will be notified via email within the next few days, the airline said.
“At this time, we do not expect these delivery delays to have a material impact on our annual traffic goal of 183.5 million.” [passengers]” said Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary.
“However, if delays worsen or extend further from January to March 2024, this figure may need to be revisited and revised downwards slightly.”
Ryanair stock was down 2.8% as of 5 a.m. ET.
Asked if they could confirm updates on delays and delivery dates, a Boeing spokesperson said the company values its partnership with Ryanair and is committed to supporting the airline. Ta.
Ryanair has already cut its full-year passenger forecast from 185 million in July, citing potential Boeing delays and the impact of air traffic control strikes.
Mr. O’Leary continued to criticize Boeing throughout last year for delays that affected deliveries through the critical 2023 summer season, but in May he announced a multibillion-dollar contract for 300 Boeing jets. That problem was solved.
Ryanair executives said deliveries had been “significantly improving” until Boeing discovered a manufacturing defect last month that was delaying deliveries of its best-selling 737 MAX jet.
Low-cost airline said job cuts would have an impact Charleroi Airport in Belgium, Dublin Airport in Ireland, and Italian airports such as Bergamo, Naples, and Pisa. Cuts will also be made at East Midlands Airport in the UK, Porto in Portugal and Cologne Airport in Germany.
The company plans to deliver 57 Boeing aircraft between September 2023 and May 2024, allowing it to enter the 2024 summer peak travel season with all aircraft delivered on schedule. , said it is working to accelerate deliveries from January to May 2024.
