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Qatar tipped to strike key Boeing deal | |
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US aircraft maker Boeing is expected to announce a major deal to supply Qatar Airways with widebody jetliners on Friday. | |
The sale could be worth as much as $18bn (£14.5bn), the BBC understands. | The sale could be worth as much as $18bn (£14.5bn), the BBC understands. |
If finalised, it would give Boeing a boost in a year when orders for widebody planes has slumped. | If finalised, it would give Boeing a boost in a year when orders for widebody planes has slumped. |
The deal comes as Qatar has been frustrated over prolonged delivery problems from European Boeing rival Airbus. | The deal comes as Qatar has been frustrated over prolonged delivery problems from European Boeing rival Airbus. |
Media reports last week suggested the deal was for at least 30 Boeing 777 and 787 jets, valued at about $6.7 billion. | Media reports last week suggested the deal was for at least 30 Boeing 777 and 787 jets, valued at about $6.7 billion. |
The final deal though is thought to also include orders for the Boeing 737 MAX jetliners. | The final deal though is thought to also include orders for the Boeing 737 MAX jetliners. |
Analysis: Michelle Fleury, New York business correspondent | Analysis: Michelle Fleury, New York business correspondent |
The ongoing fight between Qatar Airways and Airbus has turned nasty. With Boeing emerging as the big winner. | The ongoing fight between Qatar Airways and Airbus has turned nasty. With Boeing emerging as the big winner. |
The chief executive of the Gulf carrier Akbar Al Baker is a forthright individual. He has previously described his airline's relationship with Airbus as 'strained' because of delivery delays and engine problems with the Airbus A320neos. | The chief executive of the Gulf carrier Akbar Al Baker is a forthright individual. He has previously described his airline's relationship with Airbus as 'strained' because of delivery delays and engine problems with the Airbus A320neos. |
Now Akbar Al Baker is making sure Airbus pays the price, with a big order for its American rival. The mega deal is not just a financial winner for Boeing. It's also a huge boost for the US plane maker's single aisle 737 MAX aircraft. | Now Akbar Al Baker is making sure Airbus pays the price, with a big order for its American rival. The mega deal is not just a financial winner for Boeing. It's also a huge boost for the US plane maker's single aisle 737 MAX aircraft. |
It is the U.S. aerospace giant's newest plane and doesn't go into service until next year. | It is the U.S. aerospace giant's newest plane and doesn't go into service until next year. |
And politics may also be at play. | And politics may also be at play. |
There was a suggestion that the Qatar government may have delayed the Boeing passenger jet order to put pressure on the US to approve a deal for Boeing fighter jets to the middle eastern country - a deal which the Americans now look set to approve. | There was a suggestion that the Qatar government may have delayed the Boeing passenger jet order to put pressure on the US to approve a deal for Boeing fighter jets to the middle eastern country - a deal which the Americans now look set to approve. |