Boeing marks comeback from crisis with record Qatar Air deal

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.

Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg signed an accord for as many as 210 widebody aircraft from Qatar Airways, including the 787 Dreamliner and the larger 777X model with engines from General Electric Co., at a ceremony witnessed by Trump and the Emir of Qatar on Wednesday.