Ryanair Drops $33B Bombshell on Boeing Over Trump's Tariffs

[BLMFem]

Winning, winning, head is spinning!

(Sorry, I've used that "intro" before but there is so much winning I've run out of ideas. Suggestions would be much appreciated!)

 

Ryanair Drops $33B Bombshell on Boeing Over Trump's Tariffs

 

"CEO Michael O'Leary says the airline could cancel its jaw-dropping $33 billion order for 330 Boeing jets if U.S. tariffs start driving up prices.

 If the aircraft get more expensive because of politics, Ryanair will walk, O'Leary made it clear in a letter to Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi: Ryanair isn't in the business of paying for Washington's trade wars, and if Boeing loses its price edge he's open to alternatives, even China's Comac."

[Bday Prang]

so what?  he's free to buy his jets from whoever he wants 

[BLMFem]

2 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

so what?  he's free to buy his jets from whoever he wants 

So what? I'm pretty sure that wasn't the reaction in Boeing HQ.

[Bday Prang]

just another "story" purely to attack Trump and his tariffs, wait and see what happens, ( it actually said those words in the article,) and don't be so naive 

[MicroB]

The C919 won't be cleared for the EU until at least 2028.

 

To be fair, O'Leary is a troll extraordinaire, a master at the art. Vance should take notes. He's pushing for the rejected Chinese Boeings with a big discount.

[Tug]

That’s our Donnie!!it’s time to flush folks!!hey it’s gonna get more interesting when the shelves are bare and there’s no labor to pick the crops!!if I may winning winning my head is spinning!NOT!!

[impulse]

I'm pretty sure that someone else in that 6,236+ backlog queue will be pleased that they may be moving up the list.

 

I'll bet Ryanair will be begging for their place back in the queue, since Airbus has a 28 year backlog, based on their January 2025 deliveries and backlog.

 

The tariff kerfuffle will soon be in the rearview mirror, and Ryanair will be waiting another decade or two to get their planes.

 

 

 

 

[BLMFem]

4 minutes ago, impulse said:

I'm pretty sure that someone else in that 6,236+ backlog queue will be pleased that they may be moving up the list.

 

I'll bet Ryanair will be begging for their place back in the queue, since Airbus has a 28 year backlog, based on their January 2025 deliveries and backlog.

 

The tariff kerfuffle will soon be in the rearview mirror, and Ryanair will be waiting another decade or two to get their planes.

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, I'm sure a failed businessman like Michael O'Leary wouldn't have thought of that.

 

PS. Calling the tariff s**t show a "kerfuffle" is like calling the Black Plague a mild cold.

[impulse]

2 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Yes, I'm sure a failed businessman like Michael O'Leary wouldn't have thought of that.

 

I'm sure they said similar about the CEOs of TWA, Pan Am, Eastern and a bunch of other defunct airlines.  They were all cracker jack businessmen.  Then they screwed up.  Like O'Leary's doing.

 

 

[save the frogs]

keep up the good work

 

[BLMFem]

1 minute ago, impulse said:

 

I'm sure they said similar about the CEOs of TWA, Pan Am, Eastern and a bunch of other defunct airlines.  They were all cracker jack businessmen.  Then they screwed up.  Like O'Leary's doing.

 

 

OK, I'll take your word for it, because what does O'Leary know, right? Thank you for your insight Mr Impulse, this is exactly why I'm on this forum!

 

[RubenRemus]

1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

so what?  he's free to buy his jets from whoever he wants 

You sound like Trump: "Let [the workers, shareholders, and local communities where these planes are built ] eat cake."

You're now disqualified from this discussion.

[candide]

35 minutes ago, impulse said:

I'm pretty sure that someone else in that 6,236+ backlog queue will be pleased that they may be moving up the list.

 

I'll bet Ryanair will be begging for their place back in the queue, since Airbus has a 28 year backlog, based on their January 2025 deliveries and backlog.

 

The tariff kerfuffle will soon be in the rearview mirror, and Ryanair will be waiting another decade or two to get their planes.

 

 

 

 

It's better to link your source in order to allow others to check your claims.

 

Here's what I found (source using the same data, just with one more month update)

As of the end of February 2025, Airbus reported a backlog of 8,652 jets, of which 7,696—representing 89.0% of the total backlog—were A220 and A320 family narrowbodies. Airbus’ all-time backlog record of 8,769 jets was set in October 2024. Meanwhile, Boeing’s total unfilled orders (before ASC 606 adjustments) stood at 6,197 aircraft, with 4,735, or 76.4% of the total backlog being 737 MAXs. Boeing’s highest recorded backlog of 6,268 aircraft was reached in November 2024. The volume of Airbus aircraft awaiting production and delivery represents 10.3 years of deliveries based on Forecast International’s 2025 production numbers for Airbus. In comparison, Boeing’s backlog would last approximately 10.9 years based on our 2025 production forecast.

https://flightplan.forecastinternational.com/2025/03/12/airbus-and-boeing-report-february-2025-commercial-aircraft-orders-and-deliveries/

[candide]

Related news

 

Airbus will avoid Trump tariffs by delivering planes to US airlines in countries outside America, its CEO says

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airbus-avoid-trump-tariffs-delivering-102645193.html

[stupidfarang]

36 minutes ago, impulse said:

I'm pretty sure that someone else in that 6,236+ backlog queue will be pleased that they may be moving up the list.

 

I'll bet Ryanair will be begging for their place back in the queue, since Airbus has a 28 year backlog, based on their January 2025 deliveries and backlog.

 

The tariff kerfuffle will soon be in the rearview mirror, and Ryanair will be waiting another decade or two to get their planes.

 

 

 

 

I think  you will loose that bet, O’Leary likes to bluff and is very good at getting free publicity for the airline. Yet he would not hesitate to buy from China if his airline is threaten, plus China is known for wanting to compete with boeing and airbus and they have the capability to do so with fast production. Look at their rail projects, ev-cars, space craft, Ai, super computers, etc.. They are a manufacturing giant in all most everything.

 

[dinsdale]

They'll get snapped up by other airlines just as the jets for China have been.