US limits export of aircraft parts to China’s COMAC
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The US Department of Commerce is limiting the number of aircraft parts it releases for export to the Chinese manufacturer COMAC and is processing other aviation parts export applications to China more slowly.
The restriction is meant to use China’s dependence on US suppliers as leverage in trade talks, while China has agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft this year and is seeking spare‑parts inventories for several years; the US has not yet provided guarantees for those inventories. Washington is also reviewing a draft export rule that would require approval for US‑produced hydraulic fluid and could make it easier to restrict shipments of landing gear and other aviation components, though it is unknown whether current limits cover engines for COMAC aircraft.