Trump Announces $8.5B Boeing Deal with Uzbekistan; Erdogan Seeks Aircraft Purchases

President TRUMP revealed an $8.5 billion agreement with Uzbekistan for 14 Boeing Dreamliners, with an option for eight more. The deal, signed during the UN General Assembly, is touted as the largest commercial aircraft agreement in Central Asia and is expected to support 35,000 U.S. jobs. Boeing confirmed the order, though job specifics remain undisclosed.

Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pushing for major aircraft purchases, including Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin fighter jets. The proposed deal, worth over $10 billion, includes a demand for significant component production in Turkey. Erdogan’s upcoming meeting with Trump at the WHITE House could determine the fate of the agreement, amid tensions over Turkey’s prior acquisition of Russian S-400 missile systems.