A year after Boeing Co. slogged through a deep executive shakeup and prolonged existential crisis, the US planemaker just landed its biggest-ever aircraft order, propelled by a powerful endorsement from President Donald Trump.

The White House announced that President Donald Trump secured economic exchanges with Qatar worth $1.2 trillion, a figure which includes a historic order for Boeing airliners.

President Donald Trump will visit a U.S. installation at the center of American involvement in the Middle East as he uses his four-day visit to Gulf states to reject the “interventionism” of America’s past in the region.

Qatar Airways places record-breaking order for 210 Boeing jets, boosting U.S. jobs and expanding its global fleet of fuel-efficient widebody aircraft.

North Charleston, South Carolina, could see more jobs at its Boeing manufacturing plant if a reported $100 billion deal for Qatar to buy 150 Boeing planes comes through. NewsNation’s Brooke Shafer speaks with the city’s mayor about the agreement’s potential impact.

Boeing has secured a pair of major orders in the Middle East during a visit to the region by President Donald Trump.