SAO PAULO, June 6 (Reuters) - Boeing's ( BA ) top services

executive said on Saturday that the planemaker can provide

aftermarket parts support to China to back a 200-plane order

announced by the planemaker following a visit by U.S President

Donald Trump to Beijing earlier this year.

- Chris Raymond, Chief Executive of Boeing Global Services,

told Reuters that there would be no problem for China to access

parts to support the deal "if it's a part that we're allowed to

sell globally," adding that the planemaker has a parts warehouse

in the country.

- China's deal to buy 200 jets would be firmed up later this

year and is only an "initial tranche" of a potentially far

bigger deal, the planemaker's CEO Kelly Ortberg has said.

- The Chinese commerce ministry has said that the U.S would need

to provide the country with supply guarantees for aircraft

engine parts and components under the Boeing ( BA ) deal.

- Raymond said flight hours in most regions are still

showing modest to good growth in terms of flight hours, and that

there is demand for plane modifications despite the war in

Iran.

-Raymond added that engine components that Boeing ( BA )

distributes, as well as parts like flight deck windows, remain

challenging due to supply chain shortages.

- His division is looking to trim costs through efficiency

gains due to the use of analytics, not layoffs, the executive

added.

(Reporting by Allison Lampert in Rio de Janeiro)