| | Ryanair orders 70 new planes from Boeing - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | Ryanair Holdings PLC said it has ordered 70 planes in a $US4 billion ($A5.1 billion) deal with Boeing Co and taken the option to purchase 70 more, signalling the budget airline is continuing its rapid growth across Europe. |
 | | Ryanair said most of the 70 firm orders for the Boeing 737-800 series of aircraft will be delivered between 2008 and 2012, allowing the carrier to maintain its planned double-digit growth during the latter years of this decade. |
 | | Ryanair said the 70 new aircraft will also create more than 2,500 jobs at the airline, principally at its existing 12 European bases, with the remainder at the 10 or more new bases it plans to develop over the next seven years. |
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