boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is expected to join President Donald Trump on a trip to China next week, a source familiar with the plane maker’s plans told CNBC on Thursday.
Trump is currently scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15.
Ortberg gave a hint earnings call It was said late last month that China could soon order a “large number” of Boeing planes, ending years of drought for the company.
But any new agreement with China is “100% dependent” on U.S.-China relations, including the outcome of the Trump-Xi summit, Ortberg said.
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