The head of Ryanair strongly criticizes Elon Musk. “He doesn't know anything about aviation”
According to calculations by the head of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary equipping over 600 machines could cost the airline as much as USD 250 million. per year, which – as he emphasized – would be contrary to the interests of the low-cost carrier.
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Starlink argument. Elon Musk's sharp exchange of words with the CEO of Ryanair
You didn't have to wait long for Elon Musk's answer. The owner of SpaceX and the X platform wrote that Michael O'Leary was “misinformed”a Ryanair cannot properly assess the impact of Starlink technology on fuel consumption.
In his opinion, the concerns of the head of the Irish airline are unfounded, and modern satellite solutions do not generate such losses as O'Leary suggests.
The exchange of opinions quickly turned into an open personal attack. In an interview with the Irish station Newstalk Michael O'Leary said Musk has “no knowledge whatsoever” about aviation and air resistance. He called it American the billionaire an “idiot” and called the X platform a “cesspool”.
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A few days later, Musk responded even more harshly. “The CEO of Ryanair is a complete idiot. Fire him” – he wrote on X. When one user suggested that the world's richest man could simply buy Ryanair and fire O'Leary, Musk replied briefly: “Good idea.”
Starlink is becoming more and more popular in aviation
As Reuters notes, the dispute takes place at a time when airlines are becoming more and more important customers of Starlink. A network of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit is intended to provide passengers with a faster and more stable Internet connection during flight. This technology is already being implemented by over 20 carriers around the world, including: United Airlines, Qatar Airways and Lufthansa.
However, the decision of Ryanair, one of the largest European low-cost carriers, shows that for some of the industry the priority remains to minimize costs – even at the expense of giving up modern on-board services.
