Ryanair looking outside Airbus and Boeing for future fleet
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary confirmed that the carrier held talks with Russian and Chinese aircraft manufacturers about new aircraft, in a major departure for the airline. Ryanair operates a fleet of 265 B737NG aircraft and has only once operated aircraft from a non-US/European manufacturer, when it flew small Embraer turboprops after its launch in the mid-1980s.
