Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg set to join Trump on China visit next week

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg set to join President Trump on China trip next week, source says

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is expected to join President Donald Trump on his visit to China next week, a source familiar with the planemaker’s plans told CNBC on Thursday.

Trump is currently set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15.

Ortberg signaled in an earnings call late last month that China could soon place an order for a “big number” of Boeing planes, breaking a yearslong drought for the company.

But any new deal with China is “100% dependent” on U.S.-Chinese relations, including the outcome of the Trump-Xi summit, Ortberg said.

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— CNBC’s Leslie Josephs contributed to this report.

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