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Irish low-cost carrier giant Ryanair is in talks with Chinese company Comae to acquire the Cornac C919 narrowbody and could order hundreds of aircraft, said the airline's chief executive Michael O'Leary.
"We have started discussions on pricing... if we do order, there is no point for us to order just a few, it would be over 200 aircraft," O'Leary told Flight Daily News at a briefing in central Paris today, after signing a memorandum of understanding with Comae.
The agreement will see the airline working with Comae on the design of the C919. Ryanair is keen on a stretched 200-seat version of...