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Musk v O'Leary: Has tech billionaire met his match?
- On Wednesday, Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO, dismissed Elon Musk's buyout idea and said, `And I frankly wouldn't pay any attention to anything that Elon Musk puts on that cesspit of his called X` at a Dublin press conference.
- Citing fuel drag, Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO, argued Starlink would raise fuel costs and be too costly, noting passengers on short European routes won't pay for the service.
- On Monday, Elon Musk pushed back on Michael O'Leary, calling him misinformed and ran a poll on X where 947,831 voted with 76.5% supporting buying Ryanair.
- Capitalising on the row, Ryanair staged stunts including a ticket delivery to X European headquarters, Dublin, and ran a 'Big Idiot Seat Sale' with fares as low as about $20.
- Under EU rules, Elon Musk, potential investor, cannot control Ryanair fleet's more than 600 Boeing 737 aircrafts without risking its EU operating certificate under EU Regulation 1008/2008.
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Budget Airline Exec Calls Out Trump Enabler Elon Musk - CleanTechnica
The budget airline Ryanair has turned the tables on Tesla CEO Elon Musk, leveraging an online feud over Musk's Skylink service for free publicity. The post Budget Airline Exec Calls Out Trump Enabler Elon Musk appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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