Qatar gave order up to 210 American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777x aircraft in a $96bn deal.

US President Donald Trump continued his blitz of Gulf deals in Qatar on Wednesday, telling the American jet maker Boeing to “get those planes out there” after unveiling what he said was the American company’s biggest deal in history.

Trump said Qatar had agreed to order up to 210 American-made Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777x aircraft in a $96bn deal.

“Congratulations to Boeing. Get those planes out there,” Trump said at a ceremony alongside Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

“I just want to thank you,” he added.

The Qatari purchase throws a lifeline to Boeing. The iconic US aeroplane maker has been hammered by crisis after crisis. Most recently, in 2024, a Boeing jet lost a rear door in mid-flight. A Boeing jet owned by a Korean airline also crashed the same year. The accidents and concerns about quality control at Boeing’s factories have battered the company’s share price.

Boeing shares traded up 1.5 percent on Wednesday.

Trump’s visit to Qatar marks the second leg in his three-state tour of the Arabian Gulf.

The White House said on Wednesday that Trump had secured $1.2 trillion in “economic commitments” from Qatar, but qualified the announcement, saying the deals totalled more than $240bn, including the Boeing order.

Aviation industry experts say that Qatar Airways is likely to negotiate a lower price per plane than is listed, given the sheer size of the order.