Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation



Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation, 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, adjacent to Xi'an Yanliang Airport. It is joint partners with No. 603 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. It is responsible for the production of China's biggest internally manufactured military aircraft, the Xi'an Y-20.

Turboprops

 * Xi'an MA60 turbo-prop airliner
 * Xi'an MA600 turbo-prop airliner
 * Xi'an MA700 turbo-prop airliner (in development)

Bombers and fighter-bombers

 * Xi'an H-6 twin engine bomber - Chinese-upgraded variant of the Tupolev Tu-16 Badger
 * Xi'an H-8 heavy strategic bomber (cancelled)
 * Xi'an JH-7 Flying Leopard twin engine fighter-bomber.
 * Xi'an H-20 heavy strategic stealth bomber; under development

Trainers

 * Y-7H trainer based on Y-7-100

Parts

 * ACAC ARJ21 Xiangfeng -wings and fuselage
 * Boeing 737 - vertical fins, horizontal stabilizers, forward access doors
 * Boeing 737NG - vertical fins (30+ year partnership)
 * Boeing 747 - trailing edge ribs, aluminum and titanium forgings
 * Boeing 747-8 - 747-8 inboard flaps, the single largest piece of aircraft structure that Boeing purchases from China.
 * Boeing 787

Transport

 * Yun-7 (Y-7) twin-engine turboprop transport
 * Yun-14 (Y-14) twin-engine turboprop transport
 * Xi'an Y-20 four-engine turbofan transport
 * Xi'an KJ-600 AE&C - using Y-7 based Xi'an JZY-01 as testbed

Partnerships

 * Safran Landing Systems