Ryanair Wants New Jets to Exploit Gaps Left by BA’s BMI Deal

Ryanair Holdings Plc plans to step up talks with Boeing Co. and China’s Comac as it seeks new planes to exploit gaps on short-haul routes likely to be left by a merger of British Airways with Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s BMI unit.

Boeing representatives will make a pitch to Ryanair in Dublin this month on the re-engined version of its 737 single-aisle jet, while Michael O’Leary, the carrier’s chief executive officer, will visit Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China for an update on the rival C919 model, he said today in an interview.