Private company

Xi'an Aero Engine Corporation

Chinese aircraft engine designer and manufacturer

Xi'an Aero-Engine Corporation (XAEC, Chinese: 西安航空发动机集团有限公司) is one of the major aircraft engine designers and manufacturers in China, originally established in 2001. It along with its parent company (via the Xihang Group), Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation, is affiliated with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). XAEC is primarily located in the province of Shaanxi.2 It is part of Aero Engine Corporation of China.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1

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Xi'an Aero-Engine Corporation (XAEC, Chinese: 西安航空发动机集团有限公司) is one of the major aircraft engine designers and manufacturers in China, originally established in 2001. It along with its parent company (via the Xihang Group), Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation, is affiliated with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). XAEC is primarily located in the province of Shaanxi.2

Corporate structure

Xi'an Aero Engine Corporation is part of a group headed by State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. 276 entities, 20 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

WP-8

WS-9 - Chinese license production of Rolls-Royce Spey 202

WS-15 to power J-20 stealth fighter.

WS-20 to power Xi'an Y-20 heavy transport.

From Wikipedia’s article on Xi'an Aero-Engine Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1

Sources

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