Qatar Airways inks 96B Boeing jet deal during Trump visit

White House says agreements signed by the US and Qatar would pb to an economical speech worthy astatine slightest $1.2 trillion.

State-owned hose Qatar Airways has signed an statement to bargain 210 craft from United States shaper Boeing, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s visit to Qatar arsenic portion of his circuit of the Gulf region.

Trump and Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, witnessed the signing ceremonial successful Doha connected Wednesday. The White House said that the woody for the Boeing 777X and 787 planes with GE Aerospace engines was worthy $96bn.

Trump said Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who signed the woody with Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer adjacent to Trump and the emir, told him: “It’s the largest bid of jets successful the past of Boeing. That’s good.”

Trump had initially said that the woody was worthy much than $200bn and was for 160 planes, earlier the White House issued updated numbers aft his comments.

The White House besides said that agreements signed by the US and Qatar would “generate an economical speech worthy astatine slightest $1.2 trillion”.

The merchantability is besides a boost for Boeing and its biggest motor supplier astatine a clip erstwhile ample versions of rival Airbus’ A350, powered by Rolls-Royce engines, person struggled with attraction problems from operating successful the world’s hottest climates, including the Gulf region.

Boeing shares roseate 0.9 percent successful New York, portion GE Aerospace banal edged up 0.1 percent.

For the 787s, Qatar opted for GE Aerospace’s GEnx engines alternatively than Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000, according to the administration. GE Aerospace’s GE9X is the lone motor enactment for the 777X.

It is the largest widebody motor woody for GE Aerospace, the company’s CEO Larry Culp said successful a statement.

Faisal al-Mudahka, editor-in-chief of the Gulf Times, said the Qatar Airways acquisition of Boeing craft is simply a “win-win”.

As 1 of the world’s apical airlines with a increasing market, Qatar Airways has much request than proviso astatine the infinitesimal and volition request the fleet, helium said.

“I deliberation Donald Trump and Qatar cognize however to bundle things to marque governmental gains and economical gains.”

Trump’s Qatar sojourn is the 2nd destination of his Gulf tour, aft an archetypal halt successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, wherever helium made a astonishment announcement astir lifting sanctions connected Syria and past met the country’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Trump is to onshore connected a 3rd and last halt successful the United Arab Emirates connected Thursday for a one-day visit.

No notation of Gaza

The Qatari emir said the 2 leaders had a “great” fewer hours of treatment covering a scope of issues. “I deliberation aft signing these documents, we are going to different level of relations,” helium said.

Trump thanked the emir and said it had been a “very absorbing mates of hours” discussing topics including the Russia-Ukraine war, Iran and commercialized relations.

However, Israel’s warfare connected Gaza was not mentioned by either leader.

Omar Rahman, a chap astatine the Middle East Council connected Global Affairs, said the information that Gaza wasn’t mentioned led him to judge the treatment is “ongoing”.

“When it comes to Gaza, you person the Israelis determination arsenic well. On the contented of a ceasefire, Trump tin enactment unit connected the Israelis, … but you inactive person the Israelis determination making decisions. This is going to beryllium a small spot much hard to enactment out,” helium told Al Jazeera.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who was besides successful Doha, said “we’re making progress” successful effect to a question by Al Jazeera Diplomatic Editor James Bays connected whether discussions connected Gaza were ongoing.

“His code was beauteous telling. He was precise positive,” Bays said. “When I asked him whether that was regarding assistance deliveries oregon a ceasefire, helium said, ‘We’re making advancement connected each fronts.'”

“He said helium hopes determination would beryllium a affirmative announcement ‘soon’, but we person nary denotation of what that mightiness mean,” Bays added.

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