Ryanair Firms Up Massive Boeing 737 Deal
Ireland-based Ryanair on Wednesday placed a blockbuster order for 175 Boeing 737-800s worth $15.6 billion. Signing the deal were (l-r)Ryanair president and CEO Michael O'Leary and Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner.
Ireland-based Ryanair on Wednesday placed a blockbuster order for 175 Boeing 737-800s worth $15.6 billion. Signing the deal were (l-r)Ryanair president and CEO Michael O'Leary and Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner.

Boeing and Ryanair reached terms on the U.S. manufacturer’s largest ever firm aircraft order from a European airline yesterday. The deal, worth $15.6 billion at current list prices, calls for delivery over five years of 175 new Boeing 737-800s starting in September 2014. The order stands to raise Ryanair’s fleet count to more than 400 by the summer of 2018 from about 300 today.