By Kate Abnett

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Boeing has bumped up its delivery schedule to budget carrier Ryanair, with 25 new aircraft expected to be delivered by October instead of the spring of next year, the airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary said on Wednesday.

The U.S. company is working to stabilise production after a mid-air panel blowout on a new 737 MAX in January 2024 exposed widespread production quality and safety problems.

“The quality of what they’re delivering is excellent so we’re really impressed,” O’Leary told Reuters in Brussels.

He added that he expects Boeing’s newer 737 MAX jets to be certified soon by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

He said Boeing had indicated that the MAX 7 should be certified by the end of 2025, while the MAX 10 could receive certification by earl

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