Ryanair CEO says group may not get 737 MAX until October: report

Ryanair may only receive its first delivery of the grounded 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing in October, CE Michael O’Leary told German magazine Wirtschaftswoche. The 737 MAX, Boeing’s fastest-selling aircraft, has not flown since last March following two crashes which claimed 346 lives. O’Leary told Reuters last month that Ryanair may not receive any MAX aircraft in time for its summer season. One of the world’s largest airlines, Ryanair has 135 of the planes on order, but none in service. O’Leary has previously said it would not take orders in July or August because it is the airline’s busiest time of the year. “We were meant to have 58 planes by the summer,” O’Leary said in the interview, extracts from which were published on Friday. “That went down to 30, then 20, then 10 and the latest is maybe only five. It’s possible we’ll only get the first jets in October 2020.” In contrast to other airlines which have already agreed compensation with Boeing, O’Leary said he would only discuss recompense after the planes were delivered.<br/>