BIS Closely Reviewing Boeing's China Export Licenses
The Seattle Times reports that the Bureau of Industry and Security is closely reviewing Boeing's license applications to export carbon-fiber technology technology to a China so that Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co. Ltd. (CAC) can build the tail rudder of the Boeing 787. The 787 rudder, like the rest of the airframe, will be made from advanced carbon-fiber composite plastic. The article notes that BIS is looking into whether Boeing has already provided restricted technology to CAC without an export license and that the agency is examining whether Boeing has violated the terms of earlier export licenses for BHA Aero Composite Parts, a plant in Tianjin that opened in 2001, which is a joint venture with Hexcel and state-run China Aviation Industry. The article can be viewed at the following link:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/ businesstechnology/2002465971_boeingchina02.html.
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