Ryanair: Waiting in the Long Grass ©

                                                          Yesterday (Wednesday 16th May) Southwest Airlines announced that it is to defer the delivery of 30 Boeing 737-800s from 2013/4 to 2017/8 to reduce capital spending by $1 Billion and to help it improve its Rate of Return on Capital

Ryanair Vs Airports: The Supply Chain Battle ©

 EI-EVF Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair at Cork Airport picture courtsey of Paul Daly Ryanair announced on Tuesday 21st February that it was not proceeding with plans to launch four new routes from it's Edinburgh Base which it announced a few weeks

Ryanair: Europe’s Market Opportunities Abound

Ryanair's Cawley Says Rivals `Very Fragile' as Oil Rises Ryanair is set to continue to grow its presence at primary airports across Europe, as another round of European consolidation will create the necessary conditions enabling the carrier grow, as competitors re-structure

Irish Airlines Report July Traffic ©

Aer Lingus announced that it carried 1.027 million passengers up 0.7% with a load factor of 84.7% down 1.1%. The airline carried 96,000 long-haul passengers down 3%, with a loaf factor of 86.8% down 3% on a 0.5% reduction in capacity.