Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation

Coordinates: 34°38′35″N 109°14′11″E / 34.643077°N 109.236267°E / 34.643077; 109.236267

AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Ltd.
Government-owned corporation
Industry Aerospace
Founded 1958 (Xi'an)
Headquarters Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Area served
 Worldwide
Products Aircraft
Number of employees
 Approx. 20,000
Parent Aviation Industry Corporation of China
Subsidiaries Xi'an Aircraft International Corporation
Website www.xac.com.cn
Xian H-6
Xian JH-7 Flying Leopard
Model of Xian MA700 at the 2013 Paris Airshow
Xian Y-20 at the 2014 Zhuhai Airshow

Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (simplified Chinese: 西安飞机工业; traditional Chinese: 西安飛機工業; pinyin: Xī'ān fēijī gōngyè), also known as Xi'an Aircraft Company Limited (XAC), is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. It is based in Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. It is joint partners with 603rd Aircraft Design Institute of military aircraft. XAC was established in 1958 and has more than 20,000 employees.

Its key clients include the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force and People's Liberation Army Air Force. Currently, it is a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). One of its own subsidiaries and a listed company is Xi'an Aircraft International Corporation (SZSE: 000768). It is responsible for the production of China's biggest, internally manufactured military aircraft, the Xian Y-20.[1]

Products

Turboprops

Bombers

Trainers

Parts

Transport

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rajagopalan, Megha. "China military aircraft to see tech "breakthroughs" this year -Xinhua", Reuters, 8 March 2015. Accessed 18 December 2015.
  2. ↑ C-17 and A400M had a baby ... in China
  3. ↑ China’s New Freight Plane Extends Military Modernization Program
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