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Ryanair takes delivery of its first two Boeing 737-8200 aircraft

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Ryanair has finally taken delivery of its new-generation Boeing 737 MAX aircraft – the Boeing 737-8200.

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Three brands – one new type of plane – enter the Ryanair Group Boeing 737-8200  (Malta Air, Ryanair and Buzz) – Image, Ryanair

The first delivery arrived on Wednesday, with EI-HEN taking the honours as the first aircraft to cross from Boeing Field near Seattle and over the Atlantic to Dublin Airport.

This was followed by EI-HEZ, which arrived at its Dublin home on Friday.

Ryanair declares the 737-8200 as its “Gamechanger” aircraft. Ryanair Group holds an order list of 210 aircraft, to be delivered by The Boeing Company – the two aircraft above are the first of the cadre.

Ryanair claims these new aircraft These new aircraft will carry 4% more passengers but reduce fuel consumption by 16% per seat, lower noise emissions by 40% and lower CO2 emissions by a similar amount.

Wait. What’s a 737-8200?

Put simply, welcome to the high-density variant of the Boeing 737-8 family, capable of holding up to 200 passengers aboard.  Onboard, three of eight galley trolleys are removed to accommodate more passenger space.

Whilst a normal 737-8 has four doors and four emergency escapes over the wing, an extra pair of doors installed midway on the rear half of the fuselage as an emergency exit.

Ryanair’s configuration will seat 197 aboard in a single class configuration – up from the current 189 held aboard a Boeing 737-800.

Deliveries

For Ryanair, fewer aircraft than expected have arrived for the summer season. Six will fly in Ryanair house colours, whilst a further six will fly in Ryanair Group’s sub-brand Malta Air. The inital 12 aircraft will operate across the Groups network.

In Quotes

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:

“We are delighted to take delivery of our first new technology Gamchanger aircraft. These new Boeing 737 aircraft will help Ryanair lower costs, cut fuel consumption and lower noise and CO2 emissions as we invest heavily in new technology to deepen our environmental commitment as Europe’s greenest, cleanest major airline. Each B737 aircraft offers 197 seats (compared to our 189-seat current 737 fleet). However, our customers will enjoy more leg room, new Boeing “Sky Interiors” and lower fares, while reducing their environmental footprint by switching to these new aircraft.

Due to regrettable delivery delays, we expect to take delivery of just 12 of these aircraft during Summer 2021, with 6 delivering in Ryanair colours and 6 in Malta Air colours.

Ryanair expects to take delivery of an additional 50 of these B737 “Gamechanger” aircraft before Summer 2022, which will enable the Ryanair Group to rebound strongly, offering new routes, lower fares, and rapid traffic recovery to many partner airports across Europe as the tourism industry rebuilds from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020/2021”.

Image Credits:

  • Header photo: Ryanair
  • Tweet Pictures: Many thanks to @essiejosie for allowing these images to be further shared.

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