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

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.

Reuters

December 03, 2020 / 21:02 IST

Budget airline Ryanair on December 3 ordered 75 additional Boeing 737 MAX jets with a catalogue value of $9 billion, throwing a commercial lifeline to the embattled US 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.

Reuters

first published: Dec 3, 2020 09:02 pm

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