Ryanair eyes Airbus for Laudamotion, Boeing MAX 10 for main fleet

Ryanair is in early discussions with Airbus about a future order for some 100 A321 aircraft for its recently acquired subsidiary Laudamotion, CE Michael O’Leary said Wednesday. The carrier is also interested in the latest Boeing narrow-body model - the 737 MAX 10 - for its all-Boeing main fleet “at the right price” but those conditions do not exist currently, O’Leary said. Any future order of Airbus A321s for Austrian unit Laudamotion would most likely not include fewer than 100 aircraft, O’Leary said. “With Airbus we are talking about the possibility of A321s for Laudamotion but that is at the very initial stages,” O’Leary said. Asked how many aircraft might be involved, he said, “I would not see any point in having an order if it is less than 100 aircraft – 50 firm and 50 options.” Such an order would be worth at least $6.5b at current list prices.<br/>