The United States has slowed its processing of export licences for aircraft components bound for China and restricted the quantities available to the state-owned manufacturer COMAC, according to Reuters reporting carried by Air Data News and other outlets in early October 2026. The measures stop short of a ban. Shipments continue, but tighter control over licences and approved volumes gives Washington a firmer grip on the parts that China's commercial aircraft industry depends on.
The immediate target is the C919, the single-aisle jet China markets as a rival to the Airbus A320 and Boeing…