Trump says China to buy 200 Boeing planes, much lower than expected
Key takeaways
- Neither the Chinese government nor Boeing issued statements confirming the purchase agreement.
- The deal “includes approximately 200 planes and a promise of up to 750 if they do a good job”, Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday.
- Planemakers usually disclose large deals once they are formalised.
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Neither the Chinese government nor Boeing issued statements confirming the purchase agreement.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo China is the world's second-largest aviation market and Boeing has been shut of it for the past decade on the back of trade tensions between Beijing and Washington [File: Benoit Tessier/Pool/Reuters]By AP and Reuters Published On 15 May 202615 May 2026China has agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, with a potential for the order to rise to as many as 750 planes, United States President Donald Trump has said, adding that the planes would have GE Aerospace engines.
The deal “includes approximately 200 planes and a promise of up to 750 if they do a good job”, Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday. More details about the deal, such as which type of jets and when the order would be delivered, were not immediately available.