5th Sep 2014 12:23
LONDON (Alliance News) - Budget carrier Ryanair Ltd is in advanced talks to acquire around 100 high-density versions of the Boeing Co 737 MAX jetliner in a deal worth up to USD10 billion and which could close within weeks, Reuters reported Friday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
The move comes around two months after Boeing said it was looking into plans to offer more seating in the upcoming 737 MAX by introducing a new version with 200 seats, 11 more than the standard version, Reuters said.
A deal for around 100 of those planes would be concluded as early as the middle of September, according to one of the sources, Reuters added.
A spokesman for Ryanair said the company "does not comment upon, or engage in, rumour or speculation". A spokesman for Boeing in Europe declined to comment on the rumour.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/uk-ryanair-aircraft-idUKKBN0H014J20140905
By Sam Unsted; [email protected]; @SamUAtAlliance
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