| MA60 | |
|---|---|
| Lao Airlines Xian MA60 at Pakse Airport in 2009. | |
| Role | Turboprop airliner |
| Manufacturer | Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation |
| First flight | February 25, 2000[1] |
| Introduction | 2000 |
| Status | In production |
| Primary user | China |
| Produced | 2000 - present |
| Number built | 66 delivered + 46 ordered (October 2011) |
| Unit cost | US$12.5-14.5 million (2009) [2] |
| Developed from | Xian Y-7 |
| Variants | Xian MA600 Xian MA700 |
The Xian MA60 (新舟60, Xīnzhōu 60, "Modern Ark 60") is a turboprop-powered airliner made by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). The MA60 is a stretched version of the Xian Y7-200A,[3] which Xian Y7-200 was produced based on An-24 to operate in rugged conditions with limited ground support and has short take-off and landing (STOL) capability.[4]
The airplane received its type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in June 2000. The first aircraft was delivered to Sichuan Airlines in August 2000.[5] The MA60 has not been type certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration.[6]
As of October 2006, XAC has received over 90 MA60 orders. The factory had delivered 23 MA60s by the end of 2006, and expects to deliver an additional 165 units by the end of 2016.[7]
In April 2010, 30 MA60 are in service and 10 are stored:[14][15]
| Airlines | In service | Orders | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAM - Transporte Aéreo Militar | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Air Burundi | 2 | 2 | |
| Cameroon International Air Transport | 3 | 3 | |
| LAC | 6 | 6 | |
| Ecuadorian Air Force | 4 under negotiation | ||
| Ghana Air Force | 2 under negotiation | ||
| Merpati Nusantara Airlines | 14 | 14 | |
| Lao Airlines | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Myanmar Airways | 3 | 3 | |
| Civil Aviation Flight University of China | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| China United Airlines 1+1 stored | 2 | ||
| Okay Airways | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Joy Air | 7 | 43 | 50 |
| Sichuan Airlines 2 stored | 2 | ||
| Wuhan Airlines | 3 stored | 3 | |
| YingAn Airlines | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| CDS Regional Express | 4 | 4 | |
| Zest Airways | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Air Congo Int'l | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka Air Force (Helitours) | 2 | 2 | |
| Tajik Air | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zambian Air Force | 2 | 2 | |
| Air Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nepal Airlines | 3 under negotiation |
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004[18]
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