Qatar, Trump and Boeing
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The White House announced that President Donald Trump secured economic exchanges with Qatar worth $1.2 trillion, a figure which includes a historic order for Boeing airliners.
President Trump announced business deals in Qatar including an agreement for Qatar Airways to buy 160 Boeing planes. The White House later said the deal is a $96 billion agreement to acquire up to 210 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X aircraft and that it was Boeing’s largest widebody plane order.
Qatar Airways will buy 210 jets from Boeing, the companies announced Wednesday during President Donald Trump’s visit there, as Trump is expected to accept a $400 million jet from the country, despite bipartisan criticism of security and conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Boeing has secured a pair of major orders in the Middle East during a visit to the region by President Donald Trump.
Qatar Airways places record-breaking order for 210 Boeing jets, boosting U.S. jobs and expanding its global fleet of fuel-efficient widebody aircraft.
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