Ryanair - 500 and counting

N7777G · 24-03-2018 09:00PM #1

Ryanair took delivery of their 500th Boeing 737-800 today, making them the largest operator of the variant in the world and there's many more to follow.

Here it is arriving in Dublin:- https://flic.kr/p/25sp7jB

zone 1 · 24-03-2018 09:19PM

do all aircraft come true dublin before been based somewhere else

billie1b · 24-03-2018 09:21PM

zone 1 wrote: »

do all aircraft come true dublin before been based somewhere else

Yes they do, they need some maintenace/change over tasks done before going active

Tenger · 24-03-2018 09:41PM

Super milestone for them. Irish people not into aviation often forget just what a behemoth Ryanair is.
Southwest and Ryanair combined have pretty much keep that production line operating.

Bsal · 24-03-2018 09:49PM

Surprised they didn't do a special livery for the 500th.

roundymac · 25-03-2018 11:19AM

Bsal wrote: »

Surprised they didn't do a special livery for the 500th.

That would cost money, MOL would have sleepless nights trying to figure out who'd pay for it.:D:D:D

Bigus · 25-03-2018 11:34AM

roundymac wrote: »

That would cost money, MOL would have sleepless nights trying to figure out who'd pay for it.:D:D:D

I'm sure Boeing offered to pay for special livery , but he probably took a discount instead !

perhaps there's a bit of inverse snobbery about, not shouting about it ,

and therefore not being seen to be too big for your boots , culturally Irish thing not to Bragg .

robyntmorton · 25-03-2018 11:54AM

What I find amazing is that looking at the 738 production lists, and about 7% of them are, or were at one point, in the Ryanair fleet. That is not something to be sniffed at, and shows just what has been done with an airline that for a long time flew a fleet of rickety second hand 732's (that I will always have a soft spot for)

newcavanman · 25-03-2018 12:19PM

Anyone who took up spotting in the late 70s , like myself, i think, will find this amazing. I remember going to the UK by boat , to go spotting, beause we couldnt afford to fly. It is amazing that they have grown to this size, and is something for the irish aviation industry to be take great pride in