Comment: Ryanair's Boeing deal another marketing coup

More than one analyst dashing to Dublin Airport late last Wednesday afternoon did so without so much as a clean shirt and overnight bag.

More than one analyst dashing to Dublin Airport late last Wednesday afternoon did so without so much as a clean shirt and overnight bag.

The stockbrokers were answering an urgent call from Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary to be in London for a dramatic announcement first thing Thursday morning.

The rumour mill was working overtime: O'Leary was going to announce he was stepping upstairs to become chairman; Ryanair was about to set up ...