A senior U.S. lawmaker has warned Ryanair against purchasing Chinese-made aircraft due to security concerns, following comments by the CEO of the low-cost Irish airline that he would consider buying Chinese jets at the right price,

Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) (OTCPK:RYAOF) issued a sharp warning that it could walk away from its multi-billion-dollar order of Boeing (NYSE:BA) jets if new U.S.-imposed tariffs significantly inflate the cost of the aircraft,

European budget airline Ryanair threatened to cancel hundreds of orders of Boeing aircraft amid tariffs imposed by the United States, which have driven prices higher and is considering alternative suppliers,