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Boeing has moved up the delivery schedule for 25 of its 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft destined for Ryanair, with the jets now set to arrive by October 2025 instead of next spring. The announcement was made in Brussels by Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary, who acknowledged past tensions between the airline and Boeing due to delays, quality concerns, and US tariffs.
Ryanair's fleet strategy is primarily focused on Boeing models, although it does operate a small number of Airbus A320-200 aircraft. Recently, O'Leary had publicly considered alternative suppliers—including Chinese manufacturer COMAC—if pricing and reliability did not improve. Despite these considerations, relations appear to have improved.
O'Leary commented on Boeing's recent performance: "The quality of what they're delivering is excellent, so we're really impressed. [The deliveries] give us a bit more capacity, and we feed that capacity by lowering airfares."
