Boeing Close to 500-Jet Order With Trump-Xi Summit

Boeing Co. is closing in on one of the largest sales in its history, a 500-aircraft order for 737 Max jets set to be unveiled when President Donald Trump travels to Beijing for his first state visit to China since 2017, people familiar with the matter said.

The two sides also are in talks for a widebody sale that includes about 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X jets, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the talks are confidential. A deal for the twin-aisle aircraft would likely be announced at a later date and isn’t expected to feature in the upcoming summit, one of the people said.