Configured in a single-class layout with 189 seats, Ryanair's Boeing 737-800s are the mainstay of the airline's fleet.
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ARLINGTON, Va., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ryanair announced Europe's leading low-cost airline has selected the largest 737 MAX model to power its future growth with an order for up to 300 airplanes.
The new order adds the larger 737-10 variant, which offers Ryanair 228 seats and the best unit economics of any single-aisle airplane. Ryanair is pleased to sign this record aircraft order for up to 300 MAX 10s with our aircraft partner Boeing.
737-800. The Boeing 737-800 is a stretched version of the 737-700. It replaced the 737-400 and competes primarily with the Airbus A320. The 737-800 seats 162 passengers in a two-class layout or 189 passengers in a one-class layout.
The 737 Max has more fuel-efficient engines, a larger wingspan, and a higher maximum takeoff weight than the 737-800. This allows the 737 Max to carry more passengers and cargo. The 737 Max also has a new flight deck with updated avionics and displays.
“If you could book a 737 500, and you find out it's a 737 MAX, technically they don't have to honor your request. … So you don't have a right to specify you are not going to go on a 737 MAX.”
After manufacturing issues led to two incidents in 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX was grounded across the world. In 2021, after rigorous testing, Civil Aviation Authorities in many places in the world cleared the Boeing 737 MAX to fly again, including the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Brazil, and the EU.
RYANAIR ORDERS 300 BOEING 737-MAX-10 AIRCRAFT WORTH $40BNRyanair Holdings plc today (9 May 2023) ordered 300 new Boeing 737-MAX-10 aircraft (150 firm and 150 options) for delivery between 2027 to 2033.
Seats on planes can be tight for space, especially if you've got long legs; or perhaps you just want some extra room to spread out. Luckily passengers can benefit from more spacious seats in rows 16 and 17.
The Boeing 737-800—the type of aircraft involved in Monday's loss of a China Eastern Airlines jet in southern China—has a global reputation as an airline workhorse and comes with a good safety record.
American flies the most of the jets as a portion of its overall fleet. Nearly one-third of its planes are 737-800 jets. Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines do not operate Boeing aircraft.