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737 Max 8200 delays
Ryanair may give up on deliveries of Boeing's new model
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Gabriela Ramos
6/9/2021
A bad relationship between Boeing and the FAA ended up delaying the certification process for Boeing's new 737 MAX. It turns out that Irish Ryanair is awaiting receipt of the new plane, its first 737 MAX-8200, but with the delay, the airline may choose not to accept delivery.
“We need a definite date for when we're going to get on the plane and then we have to decide whether we want to take them or not, because in the normal course of events we don't fly in the summer months,” says Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair .
Eddie also stated in an interview that the certification delay is directly related to the bureaucracy related to a door that the new aircraft has, but that is not present in the 737 MAX-8 model, and, therefore, the delivery of the aircraft depends directly on the relationship between the FAA and Boeing.
“The launch of this aircraft has to do with a very direct issue. And that's how the relationship between Boeing and the FAA is going to work on issues like this, and they have to settle that once and for all. It's really up to Boeing in Seattle to accept that relationship with the FAA to deal with certification issues and how they might do things differently. That's how it looks,” he says.
A Boeing spokeswoman said the manufacturer is collaborating with Ryanair to deliver the 737 MAX-8200. The company should have received the first aircraft of the model two years ago.
Michael O'Leary, the CEO of Ryanair, also commented last month that the delay in delivery left him upset with Boeing: “We are now told that the first unit will be delivered by the end of May. I'm not sure we necessarily believe that.”
The 737 MAX-8200, compared to the MAX-8 model, will be able to carry more passengers due to changes in the cabin, in addition to having more doors, ensuring greater security in case of need for an evacuation. The aircraft will be able to carry 200 passengers – hence 8200 – despite not having any modification in its external dimensions. Even so, this change in the number of passengers is possible because the space between the seats has been reduced, also enabling savings of 5% per seat.
Boeing 737
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