Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg set to join Trump on China visit next week

A source familiar with the situation tells CNBC that Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg will be accompanying President Trump to Beijing next week. Remember, the president is expected to have a sit down with Xihinping in Beijing next week. The CEO of Boeing, we are told now, uh, will be accompanying him on that trip.And uh, that's expected to break a potentially a log jam of Beijing's lack of purchases of Boeing aircraft dating back years. Now, Beijing has been relying on Airbus aircraft uh for its aviation needs, but ...