Donald Trump announced agreements totaling more than $ 200 billion between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, including a 14.5 billion dollars commitment among Boeing, Ge Aerospace and Etihad Airways, while he is committed to strengthening the links between the United States and the Gulf State on a several day trip in the Middle East.
The White House said Thursday that Boeing and Ge had received a commitment from Etihad Airways to invest $ 14.5 billion to buy 28 Boeing 787 and 777x from Boeing 787 and 777x by the GE engines.
“With the inclusion of the new generation 777x in its fleet plan, the investment deepens the long-standing partnership of commercial aviation between water and the United States, fueling American manufacturing, stimulating exports,” said the White House.
Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad, said last month that the airline planned to add 20 to 22 new planes to its fleet of around 100 planes this year, because it aims to extend to more than 170 planes by 2030 and stimulate the economic strategy of Abu Dhabi.
Etihad, which belongs to the heritage fund of $ 225 billion in Abu Dhabi, crossed a restructuring and an upheaval of multi -year management, but has widened under Neves.
He said 10 of the new planes this year would be Airbus A321lrs, which the carrier launched on Monday and will start to operate in August. The others include six Airbus A350 and four Boeing 787.
The news is following an announcement on Wednesday that Boeing had won his biggest agreement for large -body planes, after obtaining an order of $ 96 billion in Qatar Boeing Jets.
The agreement comes as the American president approaches the ends of his several days tour in the Middle East. The controversy discouraged the visit after the president announced earlier this week that he planned to accept a luxury game of $ 400 million from the Qatar government, which raises many ethical concerns.
Trump has since doubled his plans to accept the plane as a new Air Force One, and finally transfer it to his presidential library. “We are the United States of America. I think we should have the most impressive plane,” he said on Wednesday.
