US Export Controls: a Delay, but Not a Grounding, for China’s Aircraft Engines

US export controls: a delay, but not a grounding, for China’s aircraft engines

‘The more you hit China with export controls, the more they spend on innovation,’ analyst says as China seeks home-grown solutions to keep plane production plugging along.

Trump Has Targeted a Plane China Sees as a ‘Power’ Symbol

President Trump’s decision this week to restrict the export of American aerospace technology to China follows years of rising anxiety in Washington about the role of American companies in helping China build a competitor to Boeing. In 2008, China established the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, or COMAC, with the goal of putting a single-aisle commercial jet into service by 2016. Development of the plane has been slow. The c…

US suspends sales of some US technologies to China’s airplane maker COMAC: Report

The paper said the department had suspended some licenses that allowed U.S. firms to sell products and technology to COMAC to develop its C919 aircraft.

U.S. Export Halt Leaves China’s C919 Airliner Without Engines — Global Defense Insight

China’s flagship narrow-body aircraft project, the COMAC C919, has encountered a major setback following a U.S. decision to suspend the export of CFM LEAP-1C engines. Developed jointly by General Electric (U.S.) and Safran (France), these engines are a critical component of the C919 program. The move, viewed within the context of the ongoing U.S.-China trade and technology rivalry, poses a serious threat to the future of China’s commercial aviat…

United States suspends jet engine exports to COMAC: NYT

The United States has suspended aircraft engine exports and other aviation related technology to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), according to the New York Times.   On May 28, 2025, the New York Times reported that sales of some US technology such as semiconductors and chemicals had also been halted as part of the strategy.   After President Donald Trump launched a trade tariff war against China, the country responded by res…

US reportedly suspends sales of engines for COMAC commercial jets

The Trump administration has suspended licenses for U.S. companies to sell turbofan engines to Chinese state-owned manufacturer COMAC,… The post US reportedly suspends sales of engines for COMAC commercial jets appeared first on Air Data News.