US Grants GE License to Sell Engines for China’s New Airplane

A man takes a picture of a General Electric engine during the China International Import Expo, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 6, 2018. Aly Song/File Photo/Reuters

The Trump administration on April 7 granted a license to General Electric to supply engines for China’s new COMAC C919 passenger jet, a spokeswoman for the company said.

Early this year, the United States was weighing whether to deny GE’s latest license request to provide the CFM LEAP-1C engine for the narrow-body COMAC jet, which is expected to go into service next year.