Xian MA60

The Xian MA60 (新舟60, Xīnzhōu liùshí, "Modern Ark 60") is a turboprop-powered airliner produced by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The MA60 is a stretched version of the Xian Y7-200A, which was produced based on the An-24 to operate in rugged conditions with limited ground support and has short take-off and landing (STOL) capability.

The airplane received its type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in June 2000. The MA60 has not applied for FAA(US) and EASA (Europe) type certification, and is not certified for use in the European Union or the US. The general designer of MA-60 series is Lü Hai (吕海).

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 by the end of 2016.

Variants

 * Xian MA60-100: Reduced weight and improved performance.
 * Xian MA60-MPA Fearless Albatross: Maritime patrol and ASW variant offered for sale at Airshow China 2002.
 * Xian MA40: Reduced capacity 40 seat variant offered for sale in 2002.
 * Xian MA60H-500: A military cargo version of the MA-60, with rear cargo ramp.
 * Xian MA600: A much improved MA60, the prototype of which was completed on June 29th 2008.

Users

 * Bolivia
 * Bolivian Air Force
 * Transporte Aéreo Militar
 * Cambodia
 * Royal Cambodian Air Force
 * Cameroon
 * Cameroon Air Force
 * People's Republic of China
 * Civil Aviation Flight University of China
 * China Maritime Surveillance
 * China Meteorological Administration
 * Djibouti
 * Djibouti Air Force
 * Eritrea
 * Eritrean Air Force
 * Laos
 * Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force
 * Sri Lanka
 * Sri Lankan Air Force
 * Zambia
 * Zambian Air Force