Exclusive-Korean Air to announce 100 Boeing jet order amid Trump-Lee summit, sources say

By David Shepardson

Sources told Reuters, Washington (Reuters) -Korean Air is expected to announce an order for about 100 Boeing planes conflicting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to Washington on Monday.

Sources are expected to include a mixture of 787, 777 and 737 Boeing aircraft in the history of the Korean air carrier. Boeing commercial aircraft CEO Stephanie Pope and Korean Air CEO Cho Won-Tae participated in the event of South Korean leader in Washington and business leaders.

Boeing avoided commenting.

Part of the order is Reequip Asiana, one of the sources of South Korea’s largest airline.

In March, the South Korean Ministry said that Korea Air will soon make an agreement of $ 32.7 billion for New Boeing and Ge Aerospace engines. Last year, Korea Air said that he would order 20 777-9 and 20 787-10 aircraft from Boeing, that he would order with additional 10 aircraft options and that he would sign a reconciliation zap in 2024.

Many countries that negotiate trade agreements with Trump management have announced or planned important Boeing aircraft orders. Boeing has won a series of big orders in recent months.

Korea Air, the founding member of the Skyteam Airline Alliance, was founded in 1969 by the South Korean Holding Hanjin Kal.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Regulation by Leslie Adler)