Boeings gets biggest-ever order from European airlineMarch 19, 2013 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - European budget airline Ryanair says it is buying 175 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the biggest-ever order of Boeings by a European airline, The Associated Press reported. Boeing confirmed the sale agreement Tuesday, March 19. Neither side disclosed the purchase price, but Ryanair said it negotiated a hefty discount off the aircraft's total list price of $15.6 billion. Industry analysts said Ryanair most likely has agreed to pay less than $8 billion. Ryanair already operates a fleet of 305 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary says the Dublin-based airline says it plans to replace some older aircraft but take its fleet over 400 by 2019, when it expects to be carrying more than 100 million passengers annually. Ryanair said O'Leary and Boeing chief executive Ray Conner signed the agreement Tuesday in New York. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |