Qatar Dangles Prospect For Future Airbus Jet Order
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Interesting Engineering on MSN‘Flying palace’: Trump formally accepts Qatar’s lavish jet gift amid security concernsThe Trump administration accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet gifted by Qatar, sparking bipartisan criticism and corruption concerns.
Washington Examiner associate breaking news editor Peter Cordi predicted that the working class will see the largest impact from President Donald Trump’s recent foreign deals. Cordi detailed Trump’s “really successful week” on Real America’s Voice’s Last Call with Mike Crispi Saturday.
An Oklahoma senator claimed during a CNN interview that discussions around the plane dated back to the Biden administration.
The Qatar-Boeing deal is the latest in a series of high-profile aviation agreements signed during Trump’s four-day Middle East visit. Just a day earlier, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund inked a $4.8 billion agreement with Boeing, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a $10 billion order from a British airline.
Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer has described the decision to select Boeing over Airbus as “a very, very, very, close call.”
The 787 Dreamliner built in South Carolina is among 210 jets Qatar Airways will buy as part of a $96 million deal; critics blast 'gift' to Trump
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As markets cheer Qatar’s massive $200 billion jet deal with Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA), economist Peter Schiff has a warning that has little to do with planes, and a lot more to do with America’s structural vulnerabilities.
Aboard Air Force One, Trump lamented to Fox News host Sean Hannity of the U.S. government plane's comparative old age of 40 years and lackluster appearance next to Qatar's, Saudi Arabia's and the United Arab Emirates' "brand new Boeing 747s."