Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said Air India’s recent purchase of Boeing aircraft was the third biggest sale of all time in dollar value and second in quantity.
Raimondo said this announcement reaffirms her optimism about opportunities for the U.S.-India economic relationship for years to come, according to a Feb. 14 Commerce Department news release.
“I’m thrilled to celebrate this new development in the thriving trade relationship between the United States and India. Today’s announcement is a deal of historic significance between the Boeing Company and the Tata Group,” Raimondo said in the release.
She said manufacturers, suppliers and workers across the U.S. can count this as a win, as the purchase reaffirms the deep and lasting relationship between India and the U.S., the release reported. She said she looks forward to her March trip to India to co-chair the U.S.-India CEO Forum and U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue meetings with Minister Goyal.
Raimondo said the U.S. was delighted to be part of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, which affords them a historic opportunity to strengthen economic ties and fuel economic prosperity across the region, according to the release.
