Aviation Industry Corporation of China

Aviation Industry Corporation of China

AVIC headquarters
Native name	中国航空工业集团公司
Type	Public; state-owned enterprise
Industry	Aerospace defense electronics
Predecessor	China Aviation Industry Corporation I China Aviation Industry Corporation II
Founded	April 1, 1951; 74 years ago (1951-04-01)
Headquarters	Chaoyang District, Beijing , China
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Tan Ruisong (Chairman and CEO)[1]
Products	Civil and military aircraft Unmanned aerial vehicles Trucks Automobile parts Electronics Robots Ships
Revenue	US$66.96 billion (2021)[2]
Operating income	CN¥370.6 billion (2016)
Net income	US$915.7 million (2021)[2]
Total assets	US$161.2 billion (2021)[2]
Number of employees	407,344 (2021)[2][3]
Divisions	AVIC Aircraft China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Avicopter China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation
Subsidiaries	AviChina Industry & Technology AVIC Jonhon Optronic Technology Harbin Aircraft Industry Group Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation
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The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is a Chinese state-owned publicly-traded aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Beijing. AVIC is overseen by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It is ranked 140th in the Fortune Global 500 list as of 2021,^[2] and has over 100 subsidiaries, 27 listed companies and 500,000 employees across the globe.^[4] AVIC is also the sixth largest defense contractor globally as of 2022 and second largest Chinese defense contractor with total revenue of $79 billion (from both defense and non-defense services).^[5]

Since being established on 1 April 1951 as the Aviation Industry Administration Commission,^[6] the aviation industry of the People's Republic of China has been through 12 systemic reforms.

In 1994, Avic was among the large industrial state-owned enterprises of China which were selected for a pilot program of restructuring as state holding companies, thereby enabling partial public listings of its subsidiaries' assets.^[7]: 49

AVIC purchased American aircraft engine manufacturer Continental Motors, Inc. in 2010, aircraft manufacturer Cirrus in 2011, and specialized parts supplier Align Aerospace in 2015.^[8] In 2015, AVIC and BHR Partners acquired U.S. automotive supplier Henniges, through a joint venture structure.^[9]

In 2016, Aero Engine Corporation of China was formed, capitalized with US$7.5 billion by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) in order to consolidate aero-engine and related technologies.

China Aviation Industry Corporation was split into two separate entities, China Aviation Industry Corporation I and China Aviation Industry Corporation II in 1999. Both retained civilian and military aircraft production capabilities, along with a number of unrelated business ventures. The split was intended to foster competitiveness in the Chinese aerospace industry.^[10]

In 2008, AVIC I and AVIC II officially merged back together. The previous separation resulted in split resources and led to redundant projects. The goal of the merger was to eliminate this redundancy and spin off pursuits unrelated to aerospace, such as motorcycle and automobile parts manufacturing.^[11]

In April 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported that computer spies, allegedly Chinese, "had penetrated the database of the Joint Strike Fighter program and acquired terabytes of secret information about the fighter, possibly compromising its future effectiveness."^[12] AVIC allegedly "incorporated the stolen know-how into China's Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang FC-31 fighters."^[13][14][15]

In November 2020, Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting any American company or individual from owning shares in companies that the United States Department of Defense has listed as having links to the People's Liberation Army, which included AVIC.^{[16][17][18][19]}

In February 2023, the Center for Advanced Defense Studies reported that customs data showed that AVIC shipped parts for Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to a subsidiary of sanctioned Russian defense company Rostec following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[20]

AVIC has provided weapons and aircraft to the Myanmar junta.^[21][22]

• AVIC AS700 Airship

(*) indicates under development

• J-10
  • Chengdu J-10S (Trainer)
  • Chengdu J-10D* (EW)
• J-11
  • Shenyang J-11B/BG/BH
• J-15
• J-16
  • Shenyang J-16D (EW)
• JF-17
• J-20
  • Chengdu J-20A
  • Chengdu J-20S (Tandem seat)*
• J-31
• AVIC Baidi B-Type^[24]

• JH-7

• JL-8
• JL-9
• L-15

• Y-7
• Y-8
• Y-9
• Y-11
• Y-12
• Y-14
• Y-20
  • Xi'an YY-20 (Aerial Refueling)
• MA60
• MA600
• MA700

• H-6
• H-20*
• J-XX*

• KJ-200
• KJ-500
• KJ-600*
• KJ-2000

• AC313
• AC332
• Z-8
• Z-9
• Z-9W/G
• Z-10
• Z-11
• Z-18
• Z-19
• Z-20
• AVIC Advanced Heavy Lifter*
• Z-15 / AC352 / EC175
• HC-120/EC120

• Pterodactyl I
• Soar Dragon
• AVIC Cloud Shadow

• J-16D
• Y-8DZ
• Y-9G (GX-11)

• Harbin SH-5
• Harbin PS-5
• AVIC AG600
• Y-8FQ

• List of aircraft produced by China
• Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)
• Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC)

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