Ryanair CEO O'Leary confident of Boeing's 737 ramp-up, sees Trump support
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary is confident in Boeing's plan to increase 737 MAX production, with potential support from the Trump administration for further expansion.
LONDON (Reuters) - Ryanair is confident that Boeing will ramp up its production of 737 MAX jets to 38 per month this summer and that it will be allowed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to then increase that to 42, its CEO said on Wednesday.
Michael O'Leary, whose airline is one of the largest customers of the 737 MAX, was speaking in London following meetings with Boeing management in Seattle in recent weeks and ahead of a visit by Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg to Ryanair Dublin in February.
(Reporting by Joanna Plucinska; Writing by Conor Humphries; Editing by Alison Williams)
The article discusses Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary's confidence in Boeing's plan to ramp up 737 MAX production and potential support from the Trump administration.
Ryanair expects Boeing to increase 737 MAX production to 38 jets per month this summer.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is scheduled to visit Ryanair in Dublin in February.
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