Ryanair Commits To 175 More Boeing 737s
Ryanair already flies 305 Boeing 737-800s. (Photo: Boeing)
Ryanair already flies 305 Boeing 737-800s. (Photo: Boeing)

Irish low-fare carrier Ryanair on Tuesday committed to buying 175 new Boeing 737-800NGs worth nearly $15.6 billion at current list prices. The deal, still subject to confirmation, supports Ryanair’s plan to expand the size of its uniform fleet of 737-800s from 305 to some 400 airplanes and serve more than 100 million passengers per year across Europe by the end of the delivery stream in 2018. Ryanair estimates that the fleet addition would create some 3,000 jobs for pilots, cabin crew and mechanics at the airline