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Ryanair Airlines, Megawallpapers: Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA LSE: RYA NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an airline based in Ireland. It is Europe's largest low-cost carrier, operating 270 low-fare routes to 21 European countries. Over the years it has evolved into the world's most profitable airline, running at remarkable margins by relentlessly driving costs down, for example, Ryanair has banned staff charging their personal mobile phones on company premises - to save electricity costs. Ryanair has been characterised by rapid and continuing expansion, enabled by the deregulation of the air industry in Europe in 1997. Ryanair is one of Europe's most controversial companies, praised and criticised in equal measure. Its supporters praise its commitment to exceptionally low fares, its radical management, its populism, and its willingness to challenge what Ryanair calls the 'establishment' within the airline industry (similar to its American counterpart, Southwest Airlines). Critics, meanwhile, have attacked its trade union policies, and have charged that it practises deceptive advertising. [br]Ryanair was founded in 1985 by Irish businessman Tony Ryan. The airline began with a 15 seat turboprop aircraft flying between Waterford and London Gatwick with the aim of breaking the duopoly on London-Ireland flights at that time held by British Airways and Aer Lingus. In 1986 the company added a second route - flying Dublin-London Luton in competition to the BA/Aer Lingus duopoly for the first time. With two routes and two planes, they carried 82,000 passengers in one year. Passenger numbers continued to increase, but the airline generally ran at a loss, and by 1991 was in need of restructuring. Michael O'Leary was charged with the task of making the airline profitable. He negotiated significant bonuses and profit-sharing deals for himself, conditional upon bringing the airline into profit. Ryan encouraged him to visit the USA to study the 'low fares/no frills' model being used by Southwest Airlines. O'Leary quickly learnt that the key to low fares was a quick turn-around time, no frills, and no business class, as well as operating only one model of aircraft. [br]More spoken articlesO'Leary returned convinced that Ryanair could make huge inroads into the European air market, at that time dominated by national carriers which were subsidised to various degrees by their parent countries. He competed with the major airlines by providing a no-frills, low cost, flexible and reliable service. Flights were scheduled into smaller airports, closer and more convenient for customers. He adopted a hands-on style of management, becoming well known for the fact that despite being Chief Executive, he regularly helped out with baggage handling on Ryanair flights at Dublin airport. He is said to have a pugnacious and aggressive management style, using a flat management hierarchy whose ethos is to provide a low cost, reliable and competitive service. By 1995, thanks to the consistent pursuit of this business model, Ryanair celebrated its 10th birthday by carrying 2.25 million passengers. It had become the largest carrier on all its routes. [br]Fleet - The Ryanair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2006): [br]All Boeing 737-200 aircraft have now been retired by Ryanair [br]92 Boeing 737-800 (further 230 on order-23 scheduled) [br]Ryanair currently has firm orders for an additional 230 Boeing 737-800 aircraft by 2010, with options on a further 193. [br]On 13 June 2005, Ryanair confirmed a $286 million order for 5 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which is a conversion of five existing options from an order in 2002. The newly ordered aircraft will be delivered in spring 2007 (ref: Air International, July 2005). [br] [br] [br]

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