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Ryanair is to radically change its strategy within 3 years
AirObserver | December 19th 2009
It is now official: talks between Ryanair and Boeing have failed. In fact, the airline announced today, that negotiations with the American manufacturer, Boeing, for an order of up to 200 new B737-800 series aircrafts have terminated. Howev read more
Michael O’Leary failed to spot an open goal!
AirObserver | December 17th 2009
Ryanair has been unusually quiet about the Ryanair on BA strikes, which made me tick. According to the tweets I’ve read, many people expressed disappointment at the fact that Ryanair didn’t publish one of its famous press releases. Normally, read more
Ryanair gropes, easyJet thrives
AirObserver | December 9th 2009
If you take a look at Ryanair and easyJet’s latest announcements, you’ll be surprised to see how much more confusing Ryanair’s strategy is compared to that of easyJet. How is one to understand where Ryanair is going with this? O’L read more
Last chance for Aer Lingus?
AirObserver | December 3rd 2009
The loss making airline is in a very difficult spot. Day after day, I wonder how Mueller would find a way to save Aer Lingus. Earlier, the airline announced that it’ll cut 676 jobs to save costs. Last news says that this number could rise to 1000 j read more
Ryanair business model challenge
AirObserver | November 16th 2009
Last week, easyJet’s founder Sir Stelios, took yet another stab at Ryanair’s strategy. He said that Ryanair “needs to increase passenger numbers by 50 percent over the next 2 1/2 years to fill its 200 aircrafts and another 100 on order”, then read more
O’Leary is now giving fines!
AirObserver | November 9th 2009
(Nice picture! : ) Just a thought about new Ryanair announcement! Gosh…! When I read O’Leary’s declaration I really laughed! Here is it: “You really must now check in before you get to the airport. If you don’t, the fine is €40; read more
Lucros da Ryanair aumentam 80% para 387 milhões de euros de Abri…
Turista-Evasões | November 2nd 2009 by Lénia Teixeira
Lucros da Ryanair aumentam 80% para 387 milhões de euros de Abril a Setembro 02-11-2009 (14h13) A companhia aérea low-cost irlandesa Ryanair anunciou um aumento dos lucros líquidos antes de itens excepcionais em 80% para 387 milhões de euros no p read more
Does Micheal O’Leary not know his geography?
AirObserver | November 2nd 2009
I read a lot of articles about Ryanair’s results today. I’ll write more about them tomorrow, but I wanted to talk about the first thing that struck me: Ryanair still taking the “tourist tax excuse” to cut routes out of the UK. “Traffic read more
After Manchester and Shannon airport: Kerry
AirObserver | October 30th 2009
Today, it’s “casual news” day. I just wanted to come back on the Kerry airport case. Indeed, this week I was really focused on the Shannon case, but as I just hinted at, Kerry Airport seems to be in the same situation with Ryanair. In f read more
Competitors skeptical about efficiency of Ryanair’s business mo…
AirObserver | October 29th 2009
In an interview in Travelmole yesterday, Thomas Winkelmann, Chief Executive of German low-cost carrier Germanwings, predicted the failure of Ryanair, mainly because “it does not attract the corporate market“. Two facts were pointed out read more
Ryanair pulls a fast one on Shannon Airport
AirObserver | October 27th 2009
Ryanair announced last week its plan to pull 75 per cent of its aircrafts out of Shannon Airport. Until here, nothing surprising, Ryanair, as easyJet at Luton Airport, is trying to cut costs. Putting pressure on airports is one option, and they’re read more
When Ryanair advices Scottish govnerment…it sounds like blackma…
AirObserver | October 21st 2009
Give us your money, we’ll boost our business! Ryanair has proposed a strange deal yesterday to the Scotland’s Finance Minister John Swinney. He said that he had a solution to reverse Scotland’s passenger collapse. This proposition really so read more
Michael O’Leary: The PR Stunt Machine
AirObserver | October 20th 2009
I just wanted to have a record somewhere of all that O‘Leary has done, just to keep it all in mind and unveil his latest Pr stunt. There is so much news in the aviation industry and O’Leary pulls off so many eccentricities that sometimes you forg read more
Free Seats with Ryanair
StudentsInEurope Blog: The Backpacking Experience | October 15th 2009
Free Seats with Budget Airline Ryanair Ryanair, the European budget airline is to give away free seats – 1.6 million – after it was criticised in a BBC Panorama documentary ”Why hate Ryanair.” The documentary which wa read more
Il business ha scelto: “Yes”
Les Enfants Terribles | October 2nd 2009
Alessandro Bonini, Avvenire Questa volta, pressata dalla crisi, la comunità degli affari punta sull’integrazione continentale Il primo a uscire allo scoperto è stato Michael O’Leary, vulcanico amministratore delegato di Ryanair. “ read more
Michael O'Leary, Ryanair, and Yes to Lisbon
Gombeen Nation | September 28th 2009 by Gombeen Man
If, when living abroad some years ago, you had told me I would one day find myself in agreement with Michael O’Leary, I would not have believed it. Especially when running across the tarmac of some remote airstrip, elbows sharpened and flailing at read more
Club Lisbon
Casting A Cold Eye On Ireland | September 23rd 2009 by DarkPassenger
Do these people have a track record in competence, morality, patriotism, humility, charity or sincerity? Have their actions over their careers indicated that they give a damn about Ireland or its people?Have they bickered and scored cheap political p read more
Ryanair increases Baggage Fees again
Views from the Emerald Isle | September 10th 2009 by The Emerald Islander
The Irish 'low fares' airline Ryanair has announced a further increase in its fees for checked-in baggage from next month. According to the airline, it is "part of a change in company policy".In order to keep people confused at all times, the amount read more
A Celebration Of Guiding Light: Part Two
Single Gal In The City | August 24th 2009 by Melissa
During last Wednesday’s celebration of “Guiding Light” at the Paley Center for Media, the panel conversation eventually turned to some of the more outrageous plot twists unique to the soap genre. Bradley Cole (Jeffrey) signing autographs “Whe read more
Ryan Air – no thrill flights at a first class price
I bloody hate you! | August 4th 2009
Ryan Air Boss Michael O'Leary is a swindler of the highest calibre! He manages to rip us off left right and center, pretending it us for our own good; read more
Walking the Tightrope of Capitalism and Altruism
Ramblings From a Glass Half Full | August 2nd 2009 by Terry Starbucker
“That’s what capitalists do”. I was scanning the business pages of the NY Times yesterday when I read a column by Joe Nocera about the recent government bank bailout. It questioned whether those banks, in the wake of their res read more
MAKE HAY BIG SPENDER – UNTIL THE GENERAL ELECTION
Caledonian Comment | July 6th 2009 by Caledonian Jim
Increasingly beleagured and delusional UK prime minister Gordon Brown (pictured above) will warn the leaders of the G8 industrialised nations this week that a rise in international complacency is in danger of bringing the global economic recovery ( read more
SRO on airplanes?
Gettin' Carried Away | July 6th 2009 by Carrie
Scenario: You try to book a flight, and you find that it’s full. But wait! There’s a standing-room-only ticket! …. what? Drama Queen air carrier Ryanair has done it again! The airline has come up with an idea for bar stool-like se read more
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