Trump visit: Boeing receives a billion-dollar order from Qatar

During the visit of US President Donald Trump in Qatar, the US government announced a major order from the GulfMirat for the battered aircraft manufacturer Boeing. The airline Qatar Airways agreed with Boeing the delivery of “up to 210” machines of the types 787 Dreamliner and 777x, the White House in Washington said. The business has a size of $ 96 billion (around 86 billion euros).

Trump’s white house corrected the white house. He had spoken of “more than $ 200 billion for 160 aircraft” and the “largest order in the history of Boeing”. The US aircraft manufacturer and Qatar Airways did not confirm the agreement for the time being.

In total, according to the White House, Trump announced business agreements with Qatar of $ 243.5 billion. The aircraft deal alone in the United States more than 150,000 jobs in the United States, it said. Trump signed the contracts on the side of the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. Boeing boss Kelly Ortberg was sitting on Trump’s other side.

Boeing had come under great pressure after a number of breakdowns and security problems. Most recently, China refused to accept new aircraft from the US manufacturer in the trade dispute with Trump.

Trump is currently visiting the golf region. At the start of the journey in Saudi Arabia, the United States announced an armaments business of more than $ 140 billion on Tuesday, as well as Saudi Arabic investments of $ 20 billion in artificial intelligence from the United States.

Before the trip, Trump had to defend himself against criticism because he wanted to be given a luxury jet from the Gulfemirate of Qatar and wanted to use Air Force One as presidential machine. The White House does not see a conflict of interest because the Boeing 747-8 Jumbojet is to be declared to the Pentagon as a “donation”.