Boeing confirms China commitment to buy 200 aircraft
Aerospace giant Boeing on Friday confirmed that China had committed to purchasing 200 aircraft during a visit to Beijing by U.S. President Donald Trump — a deal that could ultimately balloon with orders for 750 additional planes.
"We had a very successful trip to China and accomplished our major goal of reopening the China market to orders for Boeing aircraft," the company, whose CEO Kelly Ortberg was part of the U.S. delegation to China, said in a statement.
"This included an initial commitment for 200 aircraft and we expect further commitments will follow after this initial tranche," Boeing said, without specifying which models were on the negotiating table.
When asked by AFP to specify which planes were part of the deal, Boeing declined to comment.
