About Ryanair
Ryanair DAC[13] is an Irish ultra low-cost carrier founded in 1984. It is headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland and has its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports. It forms the largest part of the Ryanair Holdings family of airlines and has Ryanair UK, Buzz, Lauda Europe, and Malta Air as sister airlines. It is Ireland's biggest airline and in 2016 became Europe's largest budget airline by scheduled passengers flown, carrying more international passengers than any other airline.[14]

Ryanair
Ryanair.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
FR RYR RYANAIR
Founded
28 November 1984; 38 years ago[1]
Commenced operations
8 July 1985; 37 years ago
Operating bases
List of bases
Agadir
Alicante
Athens
Barcelona
Bari
Beauvais
Belfast–International
Bergamo
Berlin
Billund[2]
Birmingham
Bologna
Bordeaux
Bournemouth
Bratislava
Brindisi
Bristol
Bucharest
Budapest
Cagliari
Catania
Chania[3]
Charleroi
Cologne/Bonn
Corfu[3]
Cork
Dublin (headquarters)
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Faro
Fes
Funchal[4]
Gdansk
Glasgow–Prestwick
Gothenburg
Hahn[5]
Ibiza
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Katowice
Kaunas
Kraków
Lamezia Terme
Leeds/Bradford
Lisbon
Liverpool
London–Luton
London–Stansted (largest base)
Madrid
Málaga
Malta
Manchester
Marrakesh
Marseille
Memmingen
Milan–Malpensa
Naples
Newcastle upon Tyne
Palermo
Palma de Mallorca
Paphos
Pisa
Pescara
Ponta Delgada
Poznan
Prague
Porto
Rhodes[3]
Riga[6]
Rome–Ciampino
Rome–Fiumicino
Shannon
Seville
Santiago de Compostela
Sofia
Stockholm–Arlanda[7]
Tenerife-South
Thessaloniki
Toulouse
Treviso[8]
Turin
Valencia
Vienna
Venice[9]
Vilnius
Warsaw–Modlin
Wroclaw
Weeze
Zadar[10]
Zagreb[11]
Fleet size
535 (including subsidiaries)
Destinations
225
Parent company
Ryanair Holdings plc
Traded as
Euronext Dublin: RYA
ISEQ 20 component
Nasdaq: RYAAY
Headquarters
Swords, Dublin, Ireland
Key people
David Bonderman (Chairman)
Michael O'Leary (Group CEO)
Edward Wilson (Ryanair CEO)
Revenue
Decrease €1.636 billion (2021)
Net income
Decrease -€1.145 billion (2021)
Total assets
Decrease €12.328 billion (2018)
Total equity
Increase €4.647 billion (2018)
Employees
19,000 (2022)[12]
Website
ryanair.com
Ryanair Group operates more than 500 planes.[15] The airline has been characterized by its rapid expansion, a result of the deregulation of the aviation industry in Europe in 1997 and the success of its low-cost business model. Ryanair's route network serves over 40 countries in Europe, North Africa (Morocco), and the Middle East (Israel and Jordan).[16]

The company has at times been criticised for its refusal to issue invoices for the VAT-exempt services it provides (airfares),[17][18][19] poor working conditions,[20][21][22] heavy use of extra charges,[23][24][25] bad customer service,[26][27] and tendency to intentionally generate controversy in order to gain free publicity.[28][29][30] source: Wikipedia

About the 737-200
The 737-200 was a 737-100 with an extended fuselage, launched by an order from United Airlines in 1965 and entered service with the launch customer in April 1968. Its unit cost was US$4.0M (1968)[26] ($31.2M today). The -200's unit cost was US$5.2M (1972)[30] ($33.7M today). The 737-200 Advanced is an improved version of the -200, introduced into service by All Nippon Airways on May 20, 1971.[22] After aircraft #135, the 737-200 Advanced has improved aerodynamics, automatic wheel brakes, more powerful engines, more fuel capacity, and hence a 15% increase in payload and range over the original -200s and respectively -100s.[17][31] The 737-200 Advanced became the production standard in June 1971.[32] Boeing also provided the 737-200C (Combi), which allowed for conversion between passenger and cargo use and the 737-200QC (Quick Change), which facilitated a rapid conversion between roles. The 1,095th and last delivery of a -200 series aircraft was in August 1988 to Xiamen Airlines.[1][33]

Nineteen 737-200s, designated T-43, were used to train aircraft navigators for the U.S. Air Force. Some were modified into CT-43s, which are used to transport passengers, and one was modified as the NT-43A Radar Test Bed. The first was delivered on July 31, 1973, and the last on July 19, 1974. The Indonesian Air Force ordered three modified 737-200s, designated Boeing 737-2X9 Surveiller. They were used as Maritime reconnaissance (MPA)/transport aircraft, fitted with SLAMMAR (Side-looking Multi-mission Airborne Radar). The aircraft were delivered between May 1982 and October 1983.[34]

After 40 years, in March 2008, the final 737-200 aircraft in the U.S. flying scheduled passenger service were phased out, with the last flights of Aloha Airlines.[35] As of 2018, the variant still saw regular service through North American charter operators such as Sierra Pacific Airlines.[36] With the improved short-field capabilities of the 737-200, Boeing offered the option of the gravel kit modification features preventing foreign object damage, which enables this aircraft to operate on remote, unimproved or unpaved runways, such as gravel runways, that other similarly sized jetliners cannot.[37] Until retiring its -200 fleet in 2007, Alaska Airlines used this option for some of its combi aircraft rural operations to serve many unimproved runways in Alaska.[38][39] Gravel-kitted 737-200 Combis are still used by Canadian North (which is due to retire their last one in early 2023),[40] Air Inuit, Nolinor Aviation and Chrono Aviation in Northern Canada where gravel runways are common.

As of October 2020, there were 77 Boeing 737-200s in service.[41][needs update]

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