Northeast Asia:economic/political goals influence fleet growth

Northeast Asia in 2017 gains added risk as fleets become shaped by politics: short term government matters impacting airlines for the long term. This potential impact appeared very suddenly with the election of Donald Trump as US President who, along with appointees and advisors, has heightened tensions with China, the largest buyer of Boeing aircraft. There is an ever-present risk of a form of non-political retaliation that excludes Boeing from order books.