Ryanair to step up oversight of BoeingBy Neil Lancefield, PA Transport CorrespondentRyanair will deploy more engineers to oversee quality control at US factories building Boeing aircraft for the airline. Michael O’Leary, group chief executive at Ryanair, said the carrier has agreed to step up its activities at the manufacturer’s site in Seattle and Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, where fuselages are built. This comes after a Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by US-based Alaska Airlines suffered a mid-air blowout on January 5th. “Boeing are putting a lot of engineers on the line doing quality control, and we want to be seen as well to be investing in it. “Boeing are very welcoming of us putting in more engineers in Seattle.”Mr O’Leary expressed concern that the Alaska Airlines incident will lead to further delivery delays with Boeing aircraft.

Source: Irish Independent January 16, 2024 18:25 UTC