Ryanair said it could look at alternative suppliers, including Chinese planemaker COMAC.

Airbus will take over part of the Spirit AeroSystems operation in Belfast that makes carbon-fibre wings for the A220.

Ireland is home to the worldwide aircraft leasing industry, which controls about half the world's airline fleet

Demand for air travel is booming again, boosted by Beijing's decision last month to unwind zero-Covid policies.