Key Takeaways
- Boeing could be "the big winner in a long-term trade deal with China," according to an aviation industry analyst.
- China needs new aircraft supply, Visual Approach Analytics said, and the White House wants U.S. trade partners to buy more American products.
- Qatar Airways and British Airways parent IAG also recently announced purchases of Boeing aircraft.
Boeing (BA) is a potential major beneficiary of U.S. trade negotiations with China if the current 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:90-day tariff reduction leads to a broader deal between Washington and Beijing, airline industry analyst Visual Approach Analytics said Thursday.
China has an airplane supply problem, and new plane capacity coming into the country is down 75% from its 2018 peak, before the 737 MAX model was grounded amid safety concerns, the firm said. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wants U.S. trade partners to buy more American-made goods—so much so that trade imbalances were used to calculate the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:"reciprocal" tariff rates imposed on a counᩚᩚᩚ𝔍ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚtry-to-country basis last month.
Alongside the mutual reduction in tariffs Monday, China reportedly withdrew a ruling imposed in early April barring its airlines from 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:taking delivery of Boeing planes. Shares of Boeing have climbed 6% this week, i🐼n🐓cluding an 0.6% intraday rise Thursday.
"We believe Boeing is in a prime position to walk away as the big winner in a long-term trade deal with China," the analysts said. "That doesn't mean a deal is done or imminent, rather that the stage is set."
Or, put more simply: "China needs airplanes. Boeing makes airplanes. The U.S. wants a political win on exports. Boeing is the easiest way to offset some trade imbalance in big chunks."
Boeing Recently Inked Aircraft Deals With Qatar Airways, British Airways P𝓰arent
During a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:four-day trip to the Middle East, President Donald Trump said Qatar Airways agreed to buy as many as 210 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X aircraft. This comes as Trump has rebuffed criticism for saying his administration would accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jet as a gift from Qatar to be used as the new Air Force One.
Last week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said a U.K. company would buy $10 billion worth of Boeing aircraft as part of a trade deal between the two nations. Shortly thereafter, British Airways owner IAG said it had ordered 32 787-10 planes.