Boeing has secured a deal with Qatar for up to 210 jets in what the White House is calling the aircraft makers’s “largest-ever” widebody order worth $96 billion dollars.

Reports from the New York Times and CNN says U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff was tasked with searching for a suitable jet.

The report states that the Trump administration wanted to find a replacement aircraft more quickly, prompting the Air Force to explore various options. At the same time, Trump tasked his envoy to the Middle East,

Long-delayed next Air Force One jets from Boeing might now be delivered by 2027 — in time for President Donald Trump to use them, according to a top Air Force official.

An Oklahoma senator claimed during a CNN interview that discussions around the plane dated back to the Biden administration.