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US Lifts Export Ban on GE Aerospace Engines for COMAC C919 and C909

The US has lifted an export ban on GE Aerospace engines to COMAC, permitting deliveries of CF34s for the C919 and C909 after a temporary suspension amid trade tensions. The reversal underlines a strategic shift in Washington’s export policy and may ease supply pressure on China’s homegrown narrowbody program.

2025-07-03T15:16:25.828587-07:00

Reuters

Airlines Warn of Economic Risk as Global Trade Rules Weaken

2025-06-01T22:02:44.300609-07:00

Reuters

Beijing's Critical Mineral Export Ban Disrupts Aerospace and Defense Supply Chains

2025-06-03T10:51:06.718192-07:00

AINonline

NBAA Calls on Business Aviation Stakeholders to Weigh In on Commerce Department Tariff Probe Ahead of June 3 Deadline

2025-05-29T10:46:07.202641-07:00

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Russia explores wet-lease ACMI deal with Ethiopian Airlines; carrier denies talks Russia is exploring an ACMI wet-lease agreement with Ethiopian Airlines to plug a shortfall in Boeing and Airbus jets and bolster maintenance capacity amid Western sanctions. Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest and most profitable carrier, says it has not been approached or held discussions on such a deal.

2025-08-06T01:48:37.699292-07:00

Russia explores wet-lease ACMI deal with Ethiopian Airlines; carrier denies talks

Space Intel Report

Regulators Decline Norway’s Extension Request for Viasat Pending Airbus Software-Defined Satellite Details International regulators have refused Norway’s request to extend the deadline for approving Viasat Inc.’s planned operations, citing insufficient information on Airbus’s software-defined satellite status. The decision preserves the original timeline and underscores rising scrutiny of high-tech satcom platforms and export compliance.

2025-07-29T09:59:36.235621-07:00

Regulators Decline Norway’s Extension Request for Viasat Pending Airbus Software-Defined Satellite Details

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Iran Covertly Secures Five Boeing 777-200ERs Fitted with Rolls-Royce Trents Iran has acquired five dormant Boeing 777-200ERs fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent engines via indirect registration swaps and intermittent flight corridors, marking its first widebody procurement since the A330s and underscoring persistent sanctions-evasion methods.

2025-07-27T06:35:48.096600-07:00

Iran Covertly Secures Five Boeing 777-200ERs Fitted with Rolls-Royce Trents

Aviation Week

Germany and UK Sign Pact to Deepen Defense Ties and Align Export Controls Germany and the United Kingdom have signed a new defense agreement to deepen bilateral cooperation across procurement, joint training, and equipment exports. The pact establishes a framework for aligned export controls and policy coordination to streamline cross-border armaments transfers.

2025-07-18T01:47:35.710362-07:00

Germany and UK Sign Pact to Deepen Defense Ties and Align Export Controls

The Aviationist

Germany Seeks US Clearance to Procure Raytheon Typhon Missile Launchers Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told his US counterpart that Berlin has formally requested State Department approval to buy Raytheon’s Typhon vertical-launch missile systems, underscoring Germany’s push to bolster its air defence amid shifting security dynamics in Europe.

2025-07-16T12:27:39.921924-07:00

Germany Seeks US Clearance to Procure Raytheon Typhon Missile Launchers

MercoPress

Argentina’s Ex-Danish F-16 Jets Delivered Without UK-Restricted Systems Argentina’s newly acquired second-hand F-16 fighters from Denmark will arrive lacking certain UK-controlled capabilities, according to a senior Argentine military official. The omissions stem from London’s export restrictions on sensitive systems integral to full combat readiness.

2025-07-15T03:26:46.204764-07:00

Argentina’s Ex-Danish F-16 Jets Delivered Without UK-Restricted Systems

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French Probe Examines Hollande and Gayet over €7.8 B Deal for 36 Rafale Jets A judge-led investigation opened in France in 2021 is examining the €7.8 billion, 36-aircraft Rafale fighter sale to India concluded in 2016. Prosecutors are probing former president François Hollande and partner Julie Gayet for alleged improprieties in the deal’s negotiation and approval processes.

2025-07-07T23:02:34.027080-07:00

French Probe Examines Hollande and Gayet over €7.8 B Deal for 36 Rafale Jets

Simple Flying

Sanctions Drive Up Russian Jet Prices Amid Weak Demand Prices for Russian-made commercial aircraft have climbed sharply over the past two years as Western sanctions force import substitution and domestically sourced components come at a premium. However, weak airline budgets and continued isolation have left demand elusive, limiting orders even as manufacturers struggle with rising production costs.

2025-07-03T18:25:58.354703-07:00

Sanctions Drive Up Russian Jet Prices Amid Weak Demand

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