Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is a centrally managed Chinese state-owned enterprise and is listed by China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission among the country's central enterprises. An AVIC-affiliated institute describes the group as an ultra-large enterprise whose activities cover aviation weapons and equipment, military transport aircraft, helicopters, airborne systems, general aviation, aviation research and flight testing, aviation supply chains and trade, special equipment, finance, asset management and engineering construction. [1] [2]

AVIC therefore operates as a broad industrial group rather than as a single-aircraft manufacturer. Its stated scope combines aircraft and airborne-system development with research, testing, logistics, engineering and related industrial and financial activities, creating a platform that connects defense-oriented and civil-aviation capabilities within one corporate system. [1]

A 2025 industrial compendium from France's Directorate General of Armament identifies AVIC's aircraft-manufacturing network as including Chengdu, Shenyang, Guizhou, Hongdu, Xi'an and Shaanxi manufacturers, together with Harbin's helicopter manufacturing activity. The same source distinguishes AVIC from China's separate aero-engine group, underscoring the importance of treating AVIC as a diversified aviation and aerospace group with changing subsidiary boundaries. [3]

AVIC's relevance to this database includes its avionics partnership with GE. AVIAGE SYSTEMS states that it is a 50/50 joint venture between GE and AVIC, established in March 2012 with a stated $1.3 billion investment. GE says the venture supplied integrated modular avionics, displays, onboard maintenance systems, flight recorders and flight-management systems for COMAC's C919, making AVIC a direct participant in a major civil-aircraft systems program. [4] [5]