Ryanair firms up original order of 175 Boeing 737 NG’s


Courtesy Boeing

LE BOURGET, France, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ryanair today finalized a firm order for 175 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes valued at $15.6 billion at list prices. The order, originally announced as a commitment in March, is Boeing’s largest ever aircraft order from a European airline.

At a signing ceremony today at the 2013 Paris Air Show, Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of Ryanair, joined Ray Conner, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, to finalize the historic deal. O’Leary flew into the air show on one of Ryanair’s 303 737-800s, which bore a special livery celebrating the agreement.

“We are delighted to finalize this order. It is a testament to the value the Next-Generation 737 family brings to Ryanair,” said Conner.  “As the most efficient, reliable, large single-aisle airplane flying today, the Next-Generation 737 has been and will continue to be the cornerstone of the Ryanair fleet. I could not be more proud to see the partnership between Ryanair and The Boeing Company extended for the years to come.”

Ryanair, which took delivery of its first 737-800 from Boeing in 1999, has the largest fleet of Boeing airplanes in Europe, operating over 1,600 flights per day from 57 bases on 1,600 routes across 29 countries, connecting more than 180 destinations.

The Boeing 737-800 order was originally announced back in March 2013 and also reported on airline Adviser March 19, 2013 http://blog.airlineadviser.com/2013/03/19/-ryanairs-commitment-to-order-175-next-generation-737s.aspx

Source Boeing / Edited By Airline Adviser 06/19/13