US Commerce limits aircraft parts licences for COMAC shipments

The US Department of Commerce has begun limiting the number of aircraft parts it licenses for shipment to COMAC to prevent the Chinese state‑owned OEM from stockpiling components, and it has also slowed export licensing for aircraft parts bound for China more broadly in recent weeks.

Officials are considering an export regulation that would make it easier to restrict shipments of landing gear and other aircraft parts to China, with a draft version requiring a licence for US‑made aviation hydraulic fluid; the US suspended export licences for both engines and other COMAC‑bound equipment in late May 2025, lifting the suspension in early July 2025 after a rare‑earth minerals agreement was reached in London.