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THE CEO OF RYANAIR Michael O’Leary has said that there has been no sign of “passenger concern” about flying on Boeing jets since Alaska Airlines had to ground a plane after the window blew out.
The incident happened last Friday while a plane was mid-flight, not long after it took off from Portland, Oregan.
The U.S Federal Aviation Administration grounded the particular model of plane. The plane that the window blew out of was a 737 MAX 9 jet. The authority has grounded 171 Boeing jets, as they are installed with the same type of panel.
No one was injured during the incident, and the plane safely made an emergency landing.
Reuters has reported that O’Leary today said that “not one passenger” has shown concern about flying on 737 MAX planes (Ryanair operates different Boeing jets, but not the type that was grounded).
O’Leary added that though the Max 9 issue is concerning, he has confirmed that there is no issue with the MAX 8 model of Boeing jets that Ryanair operates, after lengthy phone calls with regulators over the weekend.
The CEO said that Ryanair has found “minor issues” on aircraft deliveries from Boeing jets “that shouldn’t be occurring in a world class manufacturer like Boeing”.
He said that though Boeing has made “tremendous strides” in recent years, the US plane maker has “more to do on the quality control side”.
O’Leary made it clear that he remains committed to Boeing for future orders and has faith in the company’s CEO, although he does hold concerns about the company’s day-to-day production in its Seattle base.
“They’ve changed the management in Wichita but I think more needs to be done with the day-to-day management in Seattle,” he said.
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well, he would say that, wouldn’t he ? All his flying eggs are in the Beoing basket, so to speak.
If Beoing had any sense, they’d pull the plug on the Max now, before it buries them.
@John Moylan: You’re right. Mickey O’Leary is being economical with the truth. Just Google “Boeing 737 MAX 8 aft pressure bulkhead”. And you’ll find Ryanair is not telling the whole truth! Also Google Japanese Airlines Flight 123. In Wikipedia and scroll down to “Investigation “ and you’ll see why I’m seriously worried about my kids and friends flying on them! O’Leary has ignored countless emails over several months from me so trust me he’s been aware of the problem all along
@John Moylan: Boeing, Boeing…
I have…
People don’t fly. Planes fly and people travel on them.
You get what you pay for. Plus a bag of spares
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