Qatar Signs Big, Beautiful Deal With Boeing for 160 Aircraft

In a deal that may be worth billions to one of America's largest manufacturers of passenger (and military) aircraft, Qatar has just signed a deal with Boeing to purchase 160 Boeing wide-bodied passenger aircraft. The deal was agreed to during President Trump's Middle East tour.

Qatar signs an agreement with Boeing to purchase 160 aircraft — the largest widebody aircraft order in the American company's history pic.twitter.com/JIG4qDxcfe
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The aircraft are intended for the Qatar national airline, Qatar Airways.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced what he described as a "record" order of 160 aircraft from Boeing by Qatar Airways, a deal at more than 200 billion US dollars.
The announcement came as Trump signed a series of bilateral agreements in Doha alongside the Amir of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
"It's the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing. That's pretty good," Trump remarked during the signing ceremony in the Qatari capital.
The aircraft purchase was one of several agreements finalized between the United States and Qatar, including expanded cooperation in defense.

A $200 billion deal is nothing to sneeze at. Add this to the list of things President Trump is accomplishing in the Middle East that many would have thought unlikely.

Of course, there is the issue of Boeing's backlog. The President just accepted the offer of a converted Qatar airliner to be delivered to the United States Air Force to be converted to a new Air Force One, as Boeing is running years behind on delivery of replacements for the aging AF1 fleet. We should also note that Boeing has struggled with quality control problems in recent years.

A $200 billion influx might help to fix some of those problems. Ditching any idiotic DEI hiring and promotion practices may help as well. This isn't the first big project Boeing has landed since President Trump resumed office; last March, the Department of Defense announced that Boeing would be the manufacturer of the next-generation F-47 fighter aircraft.

Also on Wednesday, the Trump White House released an emailed fact sheet detailing all the deals made during the president's Middle East tour:

The following represent just a few of the many groundbreaking deals secured in Qatar:
Boeing and GE Aerospace secured a landmark order from Qatar Airways, a $96 billion agreement to acquire up to 210 American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X aircraft powered by GE Aerospace engines. This is Boeing’s largest-ever widebody order and largest-ever 787 order. This historic agreement will support 154,000 U.S. jobs annually, totaling over 1 million jobs in the United States during the course of production and delivery of this deal.
McDermott has a strong partnership with Qatar Energy in advancing critical energy infrastructure, with seven active projects worth $8.5 billion. As the sole provider of offshore components for Qatar’s major LNG expansion, McDermott’s work directly supports thousands of U.S. energy sector jobs.
Parsons has successfully won 30 projects worth up to $97 billion. These high-value engagements have fueled significant company growth, supporting thousands of jobs across the United States and reinforcing American leadership in cutting-edge engineering and innovation.
Quantinuum finalized a Joint Venture Agreement with Al Rabban Capital, a prominent Qatari company, to invest up to $1 billion in state-of-the-art quantum technologies and workforce development in the United States, supporting U.S. jobs and leadership in this critical emerging technology.

That's a lot of money pouring into American employers.

A cautionary note, however, is in order. The Trump administration should keep in mind that Qatar has supported Islamic terrorist groups in the past, including Hamas.

"Qatar is not, in my opinion, a great ally. I mean, they support Hamas. So what I'm worried about is the safety of the president," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told reporters on Tuesday.

That may be changing, especially as American foreign policy is less weak and directionless than it was under the former administration. More recently, Qatar has been a valuable intermediary in discussions that resulted in the release of American hostages in Afghanistan and Gaza:

In March, weeks of negotiations led by U.S. and Qatari mediators led to the release of American George Glezmann, who had been imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan for more than two years. Doha’s negotiators were also involved in the U.S.-Hamas deal to release the last living American hostage, Edan Alexander, on Monday.

There is an apocryphal quote, often attributed to Abraham Lincoln. When asked if he did not want to destroy his enemies, Lincoln supposedly replied, "Isn't that what I've done when I've made them my friends?" That's an admirable notion, but such friendships should be tempered with caution. Still, business relationships have a way of pouring oil on troubled waters. It will be interesting to see what the Middle East looks like a year from now.

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