TOP NEWS: Ryanair ends Boeing order talks over "optimistic" pricing

(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC on Monday said price negotiations with Boeing Co, for an ...

Alliance News 6 September, 2021 | 10:38AM
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(Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC on Monday said price negotiations with Boeing Co, for an order of MAX 10 aircraft, have ended without agreement.

The Irish budget airline said it has been in talks with Chicago-headquartered Boeing for ten months regarding a "large" follow-on order of Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft.

However, according to Ryanair, talks ended last week when it became evident that the pricing gap between the airline and aerospace company could not be closed.

Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said: "We are disappointed we couldn't reach agreement with Boeing on a MAX 10 order. However, Boeing have a more optimistic outlook on aircraft pricing than we do, and we have a disciplined track record of not paying high prices for aircraft."

The company said its current order pipeline was sufficient for growth over the coming five years.

Ryanair will take delivery of over 200 Boeing 737 Gamechanger aircraft by 2025, the company said. First orders of the Gamechanger craft were received in July, when the company announced plans to recruit 2,000 new pilots over the next three years.

"These deliveries will see Ryanair's fleet grow to over 600 aircraft capable of carrying over 200 million guests per annum," the company added on Monday.

O'Leary noted that this expansion will allow the company to take advantage of opportunities emerging in Europe as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.

"We do not share Boeing's optimistic pricing outlook, although this may explain why in recent weeks other large Boeing customers such as Delta and Jet2, have been placing new orders with Airbus, rather than Boeing," the Ryanair boss added.

At the end of August, AIM-listed holiday operator Jet2 PLC said it entered into a deal with French aerospace firm Airbus SE to buy 36 new Airbus A321 neo aircrafts. At current list prices, the order had total value of USD4.9 billion, Jet2 noted - though it negotiated "significant discounts" from the list price.

Shares in Ryanair were trading up 1.0% at EUR16.06 pence each in London on Monday morning.

Shares in Airbus were up 1.3% in Paris to EUR115.96. Boeing shares closed 1.2% lower at USD218.17 on Friday, with markets in New York shut on Monday for Labor Day.

By Scarlett Butler; scarlettbutler@alliancenews.com

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Security Name Price Change (%) Morningstar
Rating
Jet2 PLC Ordinary Shares 1,408.64 GBX 1.49 -
Ryanair Holdings PLC
Airbus SE 154.94 EUR -2.26
Boeing Co 166.81 USD 1.51

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