NEW YORK – Aerospace giant Boeing on May 15 confirmed that China had committed to purchasing 200 aircraft during a visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump – a deal that could ultimately balloon with orders for 750 additional planes. “We had a very successful trip to China and accomplished our major goal of reopening the China market to orders for Boeing aircraft,” the company, whose CEO Kelly Ortberg was part of the US delegation to China, said in a statement. “This included an initial commitment for 200 aircraft and we expect further commitments will follow after this initial…
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