Boeing Shares Drop 4.1% After China Orders 200 Jets, Far Short of 500 Discussed

2 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 14

Boeing fell 4.1% on Thursday after Donald Trump said China agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, a smaller package than investors had anticipated from his summit with Xi Jinping.
Sources had told Reuters the two sides discussed about 500 Boeing 737 MAX jets, with possible follow-on widebody orders, leaving the announced figure well below market expectations.
Details of the purchase were still unclear, including timing, aircraft types and final operators, and analysts said Chinese aircraft announcements at summits often reflect politics as much as firm contractual commitments.
China has not placed a major Boeing order since a 300-jet deal in 2017, while Airbus has led deliveries there since 2018 even as China is expected to need roughly 1,000 new aircraft soon.

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