Exclusive: U.S. grants GE license to sell engines for China's new airplane

(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday granted a license to General Electric Co to supply engines for China's new COMAC C919 passenger jet, a spokeswoman for the company said.Early this year, the U.S. 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. COMAC is an acronym for Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd.But in February, President Donald Trump objected and..