Ryanair Offers to Acquire Any Boeing MAX 10 Orders Abandoned by US Carriers

Ryanair has informed Boeing that if any US clients refuse to accept delivery of 737 MAX 10 aircraft, it will purchase them “at the right price,” executives said on Monday.

The Irish airline, Europe’s largest in terms of passenger numbers, has already placed 150 firm orders for the MAX 10, the largest plane in the 737 family, with a further 150 options, with initial deliveries scheduled for 2027.

Despite the Federal Aviation Administration’s recently lifted banning of MAX 9 aircraft due to the mid-air burst of a cabin panel on a new Alaska Airlines aircraft, the company stated that it expects the jet to be approved by the end of the year and to begin flying early in the next year.

Speaking around the time of Ryanair’s annual profit estimate decrease due to high fuel prices and a dispute with online ticket agencies, the airline was compelled to reduce fares in an attempt to fill empty seats.

In December, a number of internet travel agencies discontinued offering flights on Ryanair as part of an ongoing dispute with the budget airline, which has charged them with raising ticket costs.

In its financial year ending in March, Ryanair said on Monday that it will post earnings after tax of between €1.85 billion and €1.95 billion, down from a previously targeted €1.85 billion to €2.05 billion.

Ryanair now has a fleet of 574 aircraft, of which 136 are MAX 8s and 409 are older 737s. The airline intends to gradually grow that number to 210 MAX 8s and maybe as high as 300 MAX 10s.

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