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Friday, 22 September 2017

BBC News

• Ryanair plans to make pilots change holidaysPilots might have to defer some annual leave, says Michael O'Leary, as cancellations cost airline £22m.

Financial Times

• Ryanair resorts to the Fawlty Towers school of man managementMichael O’Leary has offered a £12,000 bonus to pilots willing to waive days off

The Herald

• Ryanair shareholders lambast chief over cancellation 'boo boo'Ryanair shareholders have told the budget airline’s boss that the flight cancellation controversy is a “complete cock-upâ€�.

Mail Online

• Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary faces his shareholders Nearly 50 airports have banded together and union memberships for the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) are soaring after Michael O'Leary (pictured) branded staff 'lazy'.

London Evening Standard

• Ryanair flights fiasco: Boss Michael O'Leary admits cancellation crisis is a 'major boo boo'Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary today admitted a "major boo boo" as angry shareholders turned on the budget airline over its cancelled flights fiasco.

Aviation Industry

• AAR to service Air Canada narrowbody Airbus, Embraer fleetIllinois-based aviation services specialist AAR has signed contracts to provide airframe maintenance on Air Canada’s fleet of narrowbody Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft and Embraer E190s. read more
• Ryanair maintains profit forecast despite cancellationsIrish LCC Ryanair has said crew problems, which have forced the airline to cancel 2% of its flights over a six-week period, will not affect its full-year profit. read more
• Turkish Airlines to buy 40 Boeing 787-9sTurkish Airlines said it intends to order 40 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. When finalized, the order would be worth nearly $11 billion at list prices. read more

Other News Sources

• Ryanair CEO explains cancellations to boardThe boss of Ryanair was in Dublin today to explain to shareholders why his airline is having to cancel up to 50 flights a day over the next six weeks, to the fury of passengers.
• Ryanair debate: ‘There is a global shortage of pilots’Joining us from Dublin is Evan Cullen, an Aer Lingus pilot and President of the Irish Air Line Pilots’ Association, a union which represents some of the Ryanair pilots. And Victoria Moores, an aviation analyst and European editor of Air Transport World.