UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS AND AVIC EM OPEN ELECTRIC SYSTEM JOINT VENTURE FACILITY IN XI'AN
SHANGHAI - UTC Aerospace Systems and AVIC Electromechanical Company Limited (AVIC EM) recently announced the opening of their joint venture facility: Xi'an AVIC Hamilton Sundstrand Aviation Electric Co., Ltd. (AUAE) located within the Xi'an Hi-tech Industries Development Zone. The joint venture was formed to develop and manufacture the electric power system for the new C919 jetliner, built by Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (COMAC). UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp. and AVIC EM is a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
AUAE is a 50-50 joint venture established by UTC Aerospace Systems' Hamilton Sundstrand Holdings, Inc. and AVIC EM's subsidiary Shaanxi Aero Electric Co., Ltd. to develop and manufacture electric power systems for COMAC's C919 as well as supply UTC Aerospace Systems equipment for the international market.