Sanctioned Chinese Military Giant’s US Business Keeps Growing

Private plane maker Cirrus operates from Michigan to Florida
Parent company AVIC isn’t on most stringent US sanctions list

Cirrus has been a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp. of China for more than a decade.Source: Cirrus Aircraft Ltd.

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By Bruce Einhorn

July 16, 2023 at 9:00 PM UTC

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Cirrus Aircraft Ltd. is proud of its history in the US heartland: the private plane maker’s website includes details such as the company’s 1984 launch in a Wisconsin barn, the opening of a Minnesota R&D center and a North Dakota factory.

But there’s something missing from the company’s All-American timeline: Cirrus’s ownership by a sanctioned Chinese military manufacturer.