Ryanair threatens to ditch Boeing for Chinese jets over Trump tariffs
Ryanair threatens to ditch Boeing for Chinese jets
The boss of Ryanair has threatened to cancel orders with American aircraft maker Boeing and buy from Chinese manufacturers instead if Donald Trump’s trade tariffs push up costs.
So airbus was not even in the running??? Sounds like europe should be a little wary of china.
Both the 737 and a320 have wait lists at least a decade long. Small jets are popular. This is why few airlines canceled orders in response to the max crashes. Airlines need to keep buying new planes to maintain their fleets, so moving from the front of boeing's queue to the back of airbus's is not a viable strategy.
Comac's C919 went into service in 2023. It is certified by chinese authorities for service in china, but comac is working on getting approval from easa to operate in europe.
Switching to comac would mean getting in the front of the line for the new plane. And aircraft makers often give very favorable deals to launch customers who order large numbers.
And ryanair will be ordering many planes because most of budget airline's savings come from only operating a single aircraft type. Buying comac would mean replacing their entire fleet.