Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Founded | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) (Xi'an) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Aircraft |
Number of employees | Approx. 20,000 |
Parent | Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
Subsidiaries | AVIC Aircraft |
Website | www |
Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 西安飞机工业(集团)有限责任公司 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 西安飛機工業(集團)有限責任公司 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited | ||||||
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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 (SZSE: 000768). It is responsible for the production of China's biggest internally manufactured military aircraft, the Xi'an Y-20.[1]