Ryanair hopeful that commercial aircraft will be exempt from US-EU tariffs

Ryanair is hopeful that commercial aircraft will be exempt from any U.S.-EU tariffs as they would be so disruptive to complex supply chains, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Friday.

"Commercial aircraft have always been exempt under previous tariffs ... We think that's likely to be restored even if there are tariffs applied," O'Leary, whose airline is Boeing's largest customer in Europe, told Ireland's RTE radio. (Writing by Conor Humphries Editing by Mark Potter)