Boeing has just received its first major firm order for the Boeing 737 MAX since the plane was grounded globally in March 2019. This comes just days after it was announced that both the FAA and EASA will be ”ungrounding” the 737 MAX.
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I think the 75 additional aircraft were already an option for them and now they just acted upon that option, maybe this should be mentioned?
Not sure if this is the case, but Ryanair website seems to say that: https://corporate.ryanair.com/ryanair-fleet/
Ryanair must be trying to compete with BA for the lowest amount of legroom on short-haul flights.
"more generous leg room"
Compared to what exactly? Crushing your knees in a vice?
"More generous leg room" on a plane with more rows and an extra emergency exit to take up more space. Sign me up for that!
@Dick I've flown several Ryanair flights in the last two years, and I find the seats more comfortable (or less uncomfortable) than Frontier in the US. I feel like Frontier's seats are designed to torture you.
i believe ryaniar used this deal as part of their compensation from boeing for their existing orders.
Completely unprofessional journalism.
Well - why don't you research this as an example?
"Why is there a separate aircraft designation for these higher configuration planes? After all, typically an airline choosing to reconfigure a plane in a certain way has nothing to do with the aircraft manufacturer, and doesn’t warrant a different aircraft designation."
Confused, poorly written based on "guesses" - that is not journalism.
Just "silly guesses" and, "I think".
Case study on how bad can journalism can get.
There is at least some chance the Boeing will be bending over backwards to "Get this one right"--Never underestimate the ability of MBA's to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory--but hope it all works out
Yes, their seat configurations are not the most comfortable, but the prices are very acceptable. In 2019 I flew from England to France and my outbound leg was £9.99. Return £29.99, and that only because I need to change my date.
Stuart wrote:
"A 737MAX with extra emergency exits may not be a bad thing."
But sadly, the horrific MAX crashes meant the emergency exits were useless; even if there had been one at each and every row. Nobody walks away from a plane that insists on plunging nose-first into the ground.
So there are more seats crammed into the plane and the structural design flaws have not been resolved. But the software to regain control due to the inherent instability of the plane which doesn't occur with other planes has been improved. So no worries?
And on the bright side there are more emergency exits. Not very helpful in the event of the 737Max's preferred mode of crash, though.
Ryanair will buy anything if it's cheap. And planes with crappy safety records are usually damn cheap
The "737 8200" ordered by Ryanair crams 200 passengers on an aeroplane designed to carry 175. It achieves this by reducing the seat pitch to 28in. As O'Lery says more legroom, but only for those sat in the row by the additional emergency exits. Ryanair + 737 MAX + 28in. Seat pitch - three good reasons to fly with EasyJet on their all Airbus fleet.