Ryanair
Ryanair (Code AITA: FR ; Code ICAO: RYR ; ) is a Airline company at low prices, based in Ireland and whose head office is with Dublin like Aer Lingus.
It is the principal company of this type in Europe. It exceeded 40 million passengers transported in 2006. It is also the 3rd principal airline company in France, with more than 3 million transported passengers. Ryanair is also very important in Belgium, where it serves more than 20 destinations starting from the Aéroport of Charleroi Brussels-South.
History
The Ryanair airline company was founded by Tony Ryan in 1985 with the capital of a book Irish (1,3 €) and 25 employees.
Float
In order to realize savings on and the exploitation maintenance costs of the planes, the fleet of Ryanair is only made up of Boeing 737. The company placed order near Boeing for 306 new 737-800. The firm controls should be delivered from here 2012.The Middle Age of the fleet of Ryanair is 2,8 years to June 1st, 2007 (what makes of it the youngest fleet of Europe).
At May 14th, 2007, the fleet of Ryanair is composed of: 136 Boeing 737-800 of a capacity of 189 passengers. 145 Boeing 737-800 are in order and Ryanair has an option to buy for 161 Boeing 737-800 additional
Frequentation
Since its creation in 1985, Ryanair knew an impressive growth. In 20 years, it passed from the category of small airline company flying only between London and Dublin to that of the largest European conveyers. After the radical rectification of situation carried out by Conor Beam between the years 1991 and 1993, it is Michael O' Leary which was, starting from 1994, the principal project superintendent of the growth of the company. The benefit of the company were invested to make of Ryanair an main actor of air transport on a continent scale. The turnover passed from 231 million Euro S in 1998 to approximately 843 million in 2003 and the clear benefits passed from 48 million euros to 239 million during the same time. In a market where approximately a company on 10 survives and where even giants such as American Airlines and Delta Air Lines must fight, the success of Ryanair misled more than one industrial analyst. However, since the events of September 11th, 2001, one at low prices finds this same growth in other conveyers such as Southwest Airlines or JetBlue.
During the last decade, the number of passengers transported by Ryanair knew an annual growth of approximately 25%, passing from a little less 700 000 with beginning of the year 90 with more than 21 million in 2003. This is mainly due to the creation of new lines and news platforms of correspondence in all Europe. Ryanair became thus one of the largest conveyers of Europe and has even in August 2004 transported to Europe 20% of passengers moreover than British Airways.
Statistics
- the company carries out 557 air links in Europe
- It counts 4800 employees
Social aspect