Aviation Industry Corporation of China

Aviation Industry Corporation of China

Type	State-owned
Industry	Aerospace, defence, telecommunications
Founded	2008, Beijing
Headquarters	128 Jianguo St.Beijing 100022, People's Republic of China
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Lin, Zuoming (President) & (CEO)
Products	Military aircraft Commercial aircraft Information Technology Non-Aviation Products
Total assets	Over CN￥ 290 billion (2008)
Employees	Over 400,000 (2008)
Subsidiaries	Comac
Website	avic.com.cn

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Abbreviate: AVIC, Chinese: 中国航空工业集团公司) is a Chinese state-owned company of aviation industry, both military and civilian. It was founded in 1951 as the Aviation Industry Administration Commission.

History

Since being established on April 17, 1951 during the Korean War as the Aviation Industry Administration Commission, the aviation industry of The People's Republic of China has been through 12 systemic reforms.

Period	Name of Organization
Apr 1951 - Aug 1952	Aviation Industry Bureau, Ministry of Heavy Industry
Aug 1952 - Feb 1958	4th Bureau, No.2 Mechanical Industry Department
Feb 1958 -Sept 1960	4th Bureau, No.1 Mechanical Industry Department
Sept 1960 - Sept 1963	4th Bureau, No.3 Mechanical Industry Department
Sept 1963 - Apr 1982	No.3 Mechanical Industry Department
Apr 1982 - Apr 1988	Ministry of Aviation Industry
Apr 1988 - Jun 1993	Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Industry
Jun 1993 - Jun 1999	China Aviation Industry Corporation
Jul 1999 - May 2008	China Aviation Industry Corporation I, China Aviation Industry Corporation II
May 2008 - Nov 2008	China Aviation Industry Corporation I, China Aviation Industry Corporation II, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China
Nov 2008 - Present	Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China

Split

China Aviation Industry Corporation (Chinese: 中国航空工业总公司) was a Chinese consortium of aircraft manufacturers. On July 1, 1999, this consortium was split into AVIC I and AVIC II.

Merge

On October 28, 2008, AVIC I and AVIC II officially merged because the previous separation resulted in split resources and led to redundant projects. The major focus of AVIC is to efficiently develop indigenous military technologies and to eventually compete with Boeing and Airbus in the civilian airline industry.

During the Airshow China 2008, AVIC appeared to the public for the first time.

Business segments

• Air transport manufacturing
• General aviation
• Helicopters
• Engines
• Aircraft systems
• Automobiles

Major Affiliate Companies

• Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
• Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
• China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
• China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation
• Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation
• Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
• Hongdu Aviation Industry Group
• Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company
• Shanxi Aircraft Company
• Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
• Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation

Products

• AVIC Pterodactyl I

References

External links

• China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation