Ryanair and Boeing announce $40bn MAX aircraft deal

Ryanair has ordered 150 new Boeing 737-MAX-10 aircraft with the option for 150 more. In a May 9 announcement, the Dublin-headquartered airline valued the deal at over $40bn, based on current list prices. Boeing said later the same day that the deal “includes 150 firm orders and 150 options” for the 737-10 model, “which offers Ryanair 228 seats and the best unit economics of any single-aisle airplane”. The purchases, when concluded, would be the biggest order ever placed for US goods by an Irish business, according to Ryanair. “Ryanair is pleased to sign this record aircraft order for up to