Boeing seeks Ryanair support with checks after mid-air blowout

Boeing has asked Ryanair to send extra engineers to oversee quality checks of its planes "On the ground" following the Alaska Airlines incident. Ryanair does not use Boeing's 737 Max 9 aircraft but operates the Max 8 variant and has Max 10s on order. Asked in an interview with the BBC if he had complete confidence in Boeing's quality control processes after the incident which saw a part of the aircraft's fuselage fall off, the Ryanair boss said "No". Mr O'Leary said that Boeing made good planes, but compared the relationship to a marriage: "I can be in love with you and still occasionally criticise some of your personal habits. I think that's the same with Boeing." Scrutiny of Boeing has been renewed after the blowout on the Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon to California, which forced an emergency landing but resulted in no serious injuries.

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