Boeing has secured a deal with Qatar for up to 210 jets in what the White House is calling the aircraft makers’s “largest-ever” widebody order worth $96 billion dollars.

"We are deeply honored that Qatar Airways has placed this record-breaking order with Boeing, one that solidifies their future fleet," Boeing commercial plane chief Stephanie Pope

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a $200 billion deal between Qatar Airways and Boeing, a lifeline for the beleaguered American aerospace giant and a powerful symbol of the diplomatic maneuvering defining his presidency.