Ryanair has doubled the number of its engineers overseeing Boeing’s production lines following the manufacturing problems that have plagued the US plane maker.
The Irish airline, which is one of the largest customers of Boeing’s 737 Max narrow-body aircraft used for short-haul flights, increased the number of engineers it has on site at the US group’s production line in Renton, Washington, from six to 12. Ryanair has also raised the number of engineers on the production line of Spirit AeroSystems, one of Boeing’s largest suppliers, from four to eight.
“We all as an industry want to be seen to be investing more in quality control and what is coming off the line,” said Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary on Tuesday.