President Trump and Emir Sheikh Tamim Sign $200 Billion Deal for Qatar Airways to Purchase 160 Aircraft

President Trump and Emir Sheikh Tamim Sign $200 Billion Deal for Qatar Airways to Purchase 160 Aircraft

U.S. President Donald Trump, currently in Qatar on the second leg of his Gulf tour, has announced that Qatar Airways has signed a $200 billion deal to purchase 160 aircraft.

“This is the largest aircraft order in Boeing’s history,” said Trump. “Over $200 billion for 160 planes — it’s incredible, it’s a record.”

The announcement came as President Trump and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani signed multiple agreements in Doha, including defense-related deals, one of which involved the supply of MQ-9B drones.

In the first leg of his trip in Riyadh, Trump made headlines by announcing the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria and meeting with the country’s Islamist interim president Ahmad Al-Sharrah.

In Doha, Trump was received with similar grandeur as in Riyadh. The Qatari Emir personally welcomed him at the airport, and his aircraft was escorted by a squadron of Qatari fighter jets.

Trump’s convoy in Doha was led through city streets by Tesla-manufactured Cybertrucks, painted in the colors of the Qatari security forces — a symbolic tribute to Elon Musk, Tesla's owner and a close ally of President Trump.

However, the Doha visit has been overshadowed by a political scandal.

The U.S. Democratic opposition has accused Trump of receiving “the largest bribe in recent history” from a foreign government.

At the center of the controversy is a Boeing 747-8 aircraft reportedly gifted to Trump by the Qatari royal family — intended for his interim use as an alternative to the official presidential aircraft, and for personal use after his term ends.