It has now been over a year since leading budget carrier Ryanair took delivery of its first Boeing MAX aircraft. While the initial rollout of the type was quite slow as the airline got to grips with its new plane, the type has since been making its way around Europe and northern Africa. Simple Flying decided to take a look at some of the places where the airline is flying its special seater variant of the Boeing MAX. So far, Ryanair has taken delivery of 73 Boeing MAX aircraft thus far from an order ofall delivered since Resor och transport We cannot look at all 73 of the jets, so we are making an, admittedly quite arbitrary, selection of five units, starting with the longest serving first edition and ending with the youngest in the fleet. Having been ordered by Ryanair on November 28,the plane was delivered on June According to data from ch-aviation.
When you purchase an economy class ticket on MAXit means you are sitting in the main cabin, and not located in first or business class. Seats are smaller and packed more closely together, and in-flight services are limited. Economy class seats on domestic routes usually have a seat pitch ranging from a very tight 27 to a generous 32 inches Ryanair has voiced confidence in the aircraft's safety, claiming that it has undergone thorough testing and has been certified for operation by aviation authorities. The MAX 8 improves on previous models in various ways, including more fuel-efficient engines and sophisticated avionics systems.