Bird remains were found in the engine of a Ryanair Boeing 737 NG plane where a passenger was partially sucked through a broken window shortly after takeoff from Greece in July, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.
Ryanair said on Wednesday it would deploy Google's Gemini AI tools and DeepMind models across its operations under a new five-year cloud partnership, using the technology to help manage crew scheduling and make operational decisions.
A ramp-up in fighting between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend has left Wall Street reconsidering its expectations for the war's economic impact. Stocks continue to brush off the latest flare-up in tensions, but economists are worried that energy prices once again ascending could weigh on consumers and the broader economy.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said on Monday that an initial finding from a probe into an incident in which a passenger was partly sucked out of a Boeing 737's broken window suggested "foreign object damage."
Ryanair reported first-quarter earnings that fell short of analyst expectations, as lower ticket prices and higher fuel costs weighed on profitability despite continued growth in passenger traffic. The airline also warned that average summer fares are expected to remain modestly below last year's levels amid uncertainty linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
Ryanair's first-quarter profit slumped due to rising prices for its unhedged fuel and declining ticket fares amid the ongoing Iran war. The budget airline saw its profit after tax for the first quarter fall 34% to 538 million euros ($615.3 million).
Fares decreased 6% due to consumer uncertainty and concerns about jet-fuel shortages amid the Middle East conflict.