Ryanair boosts its fleet with 10 new Boeings

RYANAIR has boosted its fleet through the €0.5 billion acquisition of 10 new aircraft from Boeing.

The deal, which has a total value of about $700 million (€548m), will see Ryanair take delivery of the Boeing 737-800 jets in March, April and June of 2008 and will increase the low-fares airline’s fleet of this model to 117 planes.

The fleet expansion is also set to form a launch pad for more new route announcements at Ryanair in 2008. It has launched 67 new routes since the start of this year.