Ryanair has ordered a record number of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
The European air carrier Ryanair made a record order in its history for 300 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft of the 737-10 model.
These airliners will be the largest in the airline's fleet.
According to the terms of the agreement, which Boeing made public, the order is divided into two parts. The first part for 150 airliners is a firm order, the other 150 units are an option, that is, the right to purchase in the future.
The Boeing 737-10 was previously called the Boeing 737 MAX 10. It can carry 228 passengers, while Ryanair's main aircraft today, the Boeing 737-800, seats 189 people.
With the help of 150 new airliners, the low-cost carrier wants to replace the less economical and less spacious 737-800 in its fleet, and at the expense of the remaining 150 planes to expand the fleet and increase passenger traffic to 300 million people a year by 2034.
"We expect that these new, more spacious and economical aircraft will provide further reductions in transportation costs, which can be passed on to passengers in the form of reduced fares," Ryanair Group Chairman Michael O'Leary commented on the deal.
The Boeing 737-10 is still undergoing certification and has not yet been delivered to any airline.
Ryanair wanted to order these airliners as early as 2021, but pulled out of 10-month negotiations because it could not agree on a price with the manufacturer.
Ryanair's current fleet consists of 189-seat previous generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft and new 197-seat Boeing 737 MAX model 737-8200 aircraft.