Ryanair could stop buying Boeing if Trump tariffs bite, CEO warns

Source: Politico

“Boeing’s biggest customer in Europe, Ryanair, has warned it could stop buying aircraft from the U.S. aerospace giant if Donald Trump’s tariff threats drive up prices. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary issued the warning Thursday in reply to a U.S. congressman who had criticized O’Leary’s open-minded attitude to buying aircraft from other makers — including China. ‘If the U.S. government proceeds with its ill-judged plan to impose tariffs, and if these tariffs materially affect the price of Boeing aircraft exports to Europe, then we would certainly reassess both our current Boeing orders, and the possibility of placing those orders elsewhere,’ O’Leary said in his letter to Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democratic representative from Illinois.” (05/01/25)

https://www.politico.eu/article/ryanair-could-stop-buying-boeing-if-trump-tariffs-bite-ceo-warns