Ryanair says it is too soon to talk about a Boeing MAX 10 order

Ryanair RYA.I is in talks with Boeing BA.N about possible new aircraft orders, but the focus is on the 197-seat MAX 200 rather than the larger MAX 10, which will not be available for a couple of years, Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said on Monday.

“Boeing are not in a position to engage in discussions on the MAX 10 at the moment,” O’Leary told a conference call. “They have pushed back production of the MAX 10 by anything up to two years … so they are not really at a point where they can give us any deliveries … or discuss pricing.”

O’Leary said Boeing had agreed that Ryanair would be first in the queue when production slots for the 230-seat MAX 10 become available.