Boeing Positioned for Major China Deal Amid U.S.-China State Visit
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Keep an eye on Boeing: Shawn Tully reports that America’s struggling aerospace manufacturer is likely to be a big winner on the deal front, with rumors of a sale of 500 aircraft to China’s major carriers. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is one of the 17 high-profile CEOs accompanying Trump on this trip. It would be a big feat for Boeing to regain its foothold in China, and revive faith in the 737 MAX, which China was first to ground seven years ago after a series of fatal crashes.
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BloombergMay 12th, 2026 Boeing Bets Comeback on Trump, China and an Elusive New Plane China is considering a deal for about 500 of the 737 Max jets, which would give China's airlines badly needed planes and provide a trade win for President Donald Trump. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is expected to join the US delegation to China and has hinted at a major deal, saying Trump's visit would be "a meaningful opportunity for us." Boeing is starting to lay the groundwork for a successor to the 737 Max, with initial design preferences pointing to a single-aisle airliner that's more evolutionary than groundbreaking, and a formal launch expected around the turn of the decade. Bloomberg's Siddharth Philip joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss.
MarketWatchTrump, who is on a historic visit to China with a delegation that includes the CEOs of more than a dozen of the biggest U.S. companies, told the order number to Fox News. Boeing BA did not immediately return a request for comment or confirm the order. About the Author
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Good morning. While few expect a radical policy shift to result from the U.S.-China state visit, as my Hong Kong-based colleague Lee Williamson noted yesterday, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the stakes for business. President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff war cut U.S.-China trade in goods by 29% last year to $415 billion without dentingChina’s record trade surplus. Even Canada has now opened its doors to Chinese products like BYD, which surpassed Tesla as the world’s top EV seller last year. But China, like the U.S., is an innovation leader that’s also facing significant challenges at home, such as high youth unemployment, rising energy prices, and falling fertility rates.
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