Ryanair orders 200 Boeing 737 MAX 200s

RYANAIR B 737-800 European low-cost airline Ryanair has signed agreement with Boeing to purchase up to 200 new Boeing 737 MAX 200 aircraf...

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European low-cost airline Ryanair has signed agreement with Boeing to purchase up to 200 new Boeing 737 MAX 200 aircraft (100 firm & 100 options) worth over $22 billion at current list prices.

The agreement was signed by Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary, and Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Ray Conner, in New York on Monday.

With the deal, Ryanair will be the launch customer for the new member of Boeing MAX family, which will feature 197 seats (8 more than Ryanair’s existing 737-800s) and new CFM LEAP-1B engines, which combined with aerodynamic improvements will reduce fuel consumption by up to 18% in Ryanair’s configuration and reduce operational noise emissions by 40%. Intial delivery is scheduled from 2019.

The 737 MAX 200 acquisition will expand Ryanair fleet to 520 aircraft by 2024 and increase passenger carrying capacity from 112 million in 2019 to 150 million by 2024.
The new agreement comes day before it takes delivery of the first of the 180 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft on order. This order will see Ryanair’s fleet grow from 304 to 420 (allowing for lease returns), and traffic rise from 82 million last year to over 112 million by 2019.
These new Boeing 737 MAX 200s contain new features which will significantly lower Ryanair’s operating costs, including:-
1. 197 seats (8 more than Ryanair’s existing 189 seat fleet).
2. New Boeing Sky Interior to enhance customers’ onboard experience.
3. New slimline seats which will provide more leg room (avg. over 30 inches).
4. New CFM LEAP-1B engines, which combined with the Advanced Technology winglet and other aerodynamic improvements, will reduce fuel consumption by up to 18% in Ryanair’s configuration and reduce operational noise emissions by 40%.

With this order, the Boeing 737 MAX program has secured 2,239 orders from 46 customers worldwide.
Headquartered in Ireland's capital city, Ryanair's all Boeing 737-800 fleet operates more than 1,600 flights daily from 69 bases connecting 186 destinations in 30 countries. Currently operates more than 300 Next-Generation 737-800s, the largest fleet of Boeing airplanes in Europe.