Ryanair on the hunt for Boeing 737 Max: more than 200 planes ordered after accidents

A real outstretched hand that of Ryanair towards Boeing, which received a large order of 737 Max. This is the first time since the accidents. This is no small investment put in place by the Irish low-cost airline.

Ben 75 new aircraft Boeing 737 Max are added to the roster of aircraft available to the European giant. A first step to be able to leave behind the dreadful period marked by two major accidents. Disasters that led to the deaths of as many as 346 people.

Specifically, Ryanair confirmed an order of 135 aircraft, an agreement signed before the air disasters. It goes without saying that it could have easily decided to walk away from the contract, considering what happened. Instead, the company surprised everyone by relaunching: in fact, an option was exercised to buy 75 more planes.

Exactly how much was paid for the aircraft is not known, although it is to be believed that Ryanair managed to get a large discount, considering Boeing's special terms. According to reports in the "Wall Street Journal," the final figure would amount to about $7 billion.

A breath of fresh air for Boeing, which returns to selling some 737 Max, hoping to be able to clear his name. Prior to this massive order there had been two smaller ones, which had made no noise. These had been just two planes sent to a small Polish company, to which were added three more addressed to a customer unknown to the media.

Ryanair press office image (credit: Piotr Mitelski)

The two Boeing 737 Max crashes.

Authorities around the world have decided to ban the use of all Boeing 737 Max aircraft in service after two serious accidents, which led to the deaths of as many as 346 people. As a result, the model has been idle for more than a year.

The first incident was on October 28, 2018. At the center of the disaster was, at the time, the flight Lion Air 610, which crashed in Indonesia. The second disaster, however, was on March 10, 2018. It involved a flight Ethiopian Airlines 302, crashed in Ethiopia.

The great media outcry was followed by careful technical analyses. According to the assessments made by experts, in both cases at the origin of the accidents were malfunctions of a particular sensor, linked to an electronic mechanism. Its task was to prevent a stall phase of the craft in flight.

Exacerbating the situation, later made unmanageable by the pilots, were Boeing's poor business practices, as well as negligence on the part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, or the U.S. government agency in charge of civil aviation). This all emerged later, after the related judicial investigations were completed. Considering this dramatic past, the return of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to the air could not help but arouse great media interest, especially in an unlucky year like 2020.

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