Ryanair agrees to buy 75 additional 737 MAX jets in boost for Boeing

Ryanair already has 135 of the 197-seat MAX 200 on order, and expects to receive its first jet early next year and the final one by the end of 2024

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“The Boeing MAX is a fabulous aircraft,” Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said Photo: Reuters
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1 min read Last Updated : Dec 03 2020 | 10:35 PM IST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Budget airline Ryanair on Thursday ordered 75 additional Boeing 737 MAX jets with a catalogue value of $9 billion, throwing a commercial lifeline to the embattled U.S. planemaker after regulators lifted a 20-month safety ban.

The order from the Irish airline, Europe's biggest low-cost carrier and one of Boeing's most important customers, is the largest for the jet since 2018 before two fatal crashes led to its grounding.

 

 

(Reporting by Conor Humphries;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)

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First Published: Dec 03 2020 | 10:22 PM IST

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