Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.
  • Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said Boeing has quality control issues.
  • O'Leary said the company found leftover tools and missing seat handles in new Boeing planes.
  • Ryanair said it welcomes "much-needed management changes" at the aircraft maker.

The boss of Europe's largest airline told CNN last week that it would regularly find leftover tools under the floorboards of Boeing planes, as well as missing seat handles.

Michael O'Leary, the CEO of Ryanair, Europe's biggest airline by passenger numbers, told the news network that the issues were "nothing big, nothing major," but added that it wasn't up to standard.