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| EasyJet founder demands action over Boeing 'fiasco' | EasyJet founder demands action over Boeing 'fiasco' |
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| The founder of EasyJet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is demanding that the airline addresses the "fiasco" of Boeing's grounded fleet of 787 Dreamliners. | The founder of EasyJet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is demanding that the airline addresses the "fiasco" of Boeing's grounded fleet of 787 Dreamliners. |
| Haji-Ioannou, whose family owns 36% of the budget airline, is concerned that executives are planning to order hundreds of new Boeing 737 MAX planes. | Haji-Ioannou, whose family owns 36% of the budget airline, is concerned that executives are planning to order hundreds of new Boeing 737 MAX planes. |
| He will use easyJet's annual general meeting at Luton airport to ask the board to "publicly acknowledge the implications of the Boeing 787 fiasco". | He will use easyJet's annual general meeting at Luton airport to ask the board to "publicly acknowledge the implications of the Boeing 787 fiasco". |
| He will ask: "What makes the board believe that either Boeing or Airbus can deliver the new aircraft on time? What if they do not?" | He will ask: "What makes the board believe that either Boeing or Airbus can deliver the new aircraft on time? What if they do not?" |
| Boeing's entire fleet of fifty 787s is grounded after a parked Dreamliner caught fire at Logan International Airport in Boston earlier this month due to a fault with the model's battery. | Boeing's entire fleet of fifty 787s is grounded after a parked Dreamliner caught fire at Logan International Airport in Boston earlier this month due to a fault with the model's battery. |
| The planes are stranded at 17 airports around the world, according to research by Airchive.com. | The planes are stranded at 17 airports around the world, according to research by Airchive.com. |
| Japanese operators ANA and JAL have been most affected because they own around half of the Dreamliners in operation. Boeing is said to be close to fixing the problem. | Japanese operators ANA and JAL have been most affected because they own around half of the Dreamliners in operation. Boeing is said to be close to fixing the problem. |
| Easyjet is discussing the possibility of a significant fleet expansion with both Boeing and Airbus. Carolyn McCall, easyJet's chief executive, has said the airline wants its fleet to all be made by the same manufacturer, which would mean entirely by Boeing or by expanding its current fleet of 213 Airbus A320 and A319s. | Easyjet is discussing the possibility of a significant fleet expansion with both Boeing and Airbus. Carolyn McCall, easyJet's chief executive, has said the airline wants its fleet to all be made by the same manufacturer, which would mean entirely by Boeing or by expanding its current fleet of 213 Airbus A320 and A319s. |
| McCall said this week that Boeing would have to "work very, very hard on price and would have to cover some of the costs of being a dual fleet for a period of time because the aim would always be to go back to being a single fleet". | McCall said this week that Boeing would have to "work very, very hard on price and would have to cover some of the costs of being a dual fleet for a period of time because the aim would always be to go back to being a single fleet". |
| Haji-Ioannou, who has repeatedly clashed with easyJet's executives, maintains that the airline does not need any new planes and that any increase in fleet capacity would reduce profitability. | Haji-Ioannou, who has repeatedly clashed with easyJet's executives, maintains that the airline does not need any new planes and that any increase in fleet capacity would reduce profitability. |
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