New Delhi, May 14 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (May 14) witnessed the signing of what he called "the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing" during his visit to Qatar. The $200 billion deal between state-run Qatar Airways and US aerospace giant Boeing includes the purchase of 160 aircraft.

"It's over $200 billion, but 160 in terms of the jets-that's fantastic," Trump said at the signing ceremony in Doha, standing alongside Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and executives from both companies. "So that's a record, Kelly (Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg), and congratulations to Boeing. Get those planes out there, get them out there."

Trump said Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who signed the deal with Qatar Airways CEO Ba...