Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Today In Aviation
Last Updated: Thursday, July 3, 2025, 5:18 PM PDT
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Reuters
• Karen Freifeld
US Lifts License Suspension on GE Jet Engine Exports to China’s COMAC
By Reuters: The U.S. told GE Aerospace on Thursday that it can restart jet engine shipments to China's COMAC, according to a person familiar with the matter, in a further sign of de-escalating U.S.-Sino trade tensions that included concessions from Beijing over rare earths.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
Embraer Sees Aircraft Deliveries Rise in Q2 2025
By Aviation Source: Embraer has delivered 61 aircraft in the second quarter of 2025 across all its business units; a rise of 30% from the same quarter in 2024.
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The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower
U.S. lifts ban on GE engine exports to Comac
By The Air Current: The Commerce Department has lifted a ban on export license approval for GE Aerospace engines destined for Comac and its C919 and C909 jetliner programs.
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Bloomberg
• Julie Johnsson
Boeing’s Incoming CFO Jay Malave Recused From Defense and Lockheed Discussions
By Bloomberg: Boeing Co.’s new chief financial officer, Jesus “Jay” Malave, won’t be allowed to join in discussions initially that involve the company’s second-largest business, one of several unusual clauses in his hiring agreement addressing potential conflicts of interest with a former employer.
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Flying Magazine
• Ryan Ewing
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Near-Miss at Reagan National Airport
By Flying Magazine: This incident occurred around two months after the deadly midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a CRJ-700.
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Aviation Source
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Reuters
• David Shepardson
United, JetBlue ask US to reject Spirit Airlines complaint over partnership
By Reuters: United Airlines and smaller JetBlue Airways on Thursday asked the U.S. Transportation Department to reject a complaint filed by Spirit Airlines to their proposed partnership.
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Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
Powered-Lift Specialist XTI Explores Uncrewed, Magnetically Powered Aircraft
By Flying Magazine: Collaboration with MagLev Aero could see XTI install magnetically levitated electric propulsion on an uncrewed aircraft for civil and defense use.
