RyanAir Drops Orders for B737's
A Ryanair order for additional Boeing 737s is “highly unlikely to happen,” according to the airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary.
The carrier and the manufacturer have been negotiating the order for up to 200 aircraft for months without reaching an agreement. O’Leary said Boeing still has until Dec. 17 to come up with a proposal acceptable to the airline. Ryanair’s next board meeting is scheduled on that day.
O’Leary said the two sides have agreed as far as prices are concerned, but he claimed the manufacturer is offering terms and delivery conditions that are inferior to what Boeing was prepared to accept in previous orders. Boeing declined to comment on the Ryanair campaign.
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