The Irish budget carrier is one of the biggest customers of the MAX model, with 210 currently on order. However, to date, it hasn’t received any.
Talking to Bloomberg TV in Brussels, O’Leary said, “If the price is right we’ll buy aircraft. I’m only interested in aircraft that will enable me to lower my operating costs.
“Airbus’s order book has been largely full and the pricing has been high for four or five years.”
While additional orders could be a boon for Boeing, O’Leary did not rule out approaching competitors like Airbus.
O’Leary said that the talks with Boeing were geared towards taking on more MAX 200s (a high-capacity variant of the baseline MAX 8 model), and larger MAX 10 models.
The latter would provide additional seating capacity, with space for 200+ passengers on a two-seat configuration.
Of those already on order, the company was expected to take delivery of the first 55 prior to the 2020 European summer season, but now expects them in the summer of 2021.
It was due to take delivery of the first 55 in time for this summer but now expects them by the summer of 2021.
Craigy
says:When I worked in Europe a project manager told me we all fly Ryanair. I said that’s nice but I don’t. Legroom is non-existent and being tall, even an hour in cramped seating is more than I am willing to endure. O’Leary is the idiot who thinks almost bar stool like seating is great so he can increase the aircraft’s capacity to build on profits. This is the same guy who bought a taxi licence so his limo could use special traffic lanes in Dublin. And then there is the penny to use the toilet. Its amazing what people will put up with for a low air fare, yet if people booked far enough in advance, full cost carriers can be cheaper and they include luggage.
Adam
says:Safety doesn’t matter to Ryanair just like Boeing…