BY TYLER DURDEN
THURSDAY, MAY 08, 2025 – 08:05 AM
Just two days before U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to meet his Chinese counterpart for the first round of trade talks in Switzerland, Boeing revealed a new order for widebody jets from a Chinese state-owned airline—presumably a calculated gesture of goodwill ahead of negotiations.
Boeing announced that China Airlines has become the "newest 777X customer with an order for 10 777-9 passenger and four 777-8 Freighter airplanes."
"In addition to the firm order, which was booked in March 2025 and was posted as unidentified on Boeing’s orders and deliveries website, the airline has options to purchase five 777-9s and four 777-8 Freighters," the plane manufacturer said, adding, "With this order, China Airlines joins an exclusive group of global airlines that have ordered the passenger and freighter variants of the 777X family."
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