Boeing Co. is heading closer toward finalizing a deal with China to sell as many as 500 aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter, a transaction that would end a sales drought that stretches back to US President Donald Trump’s last visit in 2017.

China Hasn’t Ordered Planes From Boeing in Awhile. That Could Soon Change, Report Says. Boeing might be close to selling a boatload of jets in China, a vital commercial aerospace market that hasn’t ordered planes from the company in a while.

Boeing is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.