Hope fading for new Boeing deal during US-China summit, sources say
China is expected to order around 9,000 new jets by 2045, more than any other region
The article reports that hopes for a new China commitment to buy Boeing planes are fading ahead of a summit between US and Chinese presidents. Sources say that negotiations are still in flux, and Boeing is now trying to finalize a May deal for China to buy 200 planes, rather than earlier hopes of securing commitments for hundreds more jets.
The 200-jet deal is seen as an initial tranche of orders, with the real win being the reopening of the China market. Aviation analysts and experts believe that new jetliner deals will not be a top priority at the summit, with officials focusing more on extending a trade truce, discussing AI safeguards, weapons sales to Taiwan, and trade deals on soybean and rare earth mineral exports.
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