Aviation Industry Corporation of China
China National Aero-Technology Import &amp; Export Corporation (CATIC, ), was originally established in 1979, as a state-owned company owned by the Third Ministry of Machine Building of the People's Republic of China. In 1989, it was renamed in Chinese (CATIC, ), as a state-owned company owned by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry of the People's Republic of China. In 1993, the Ministry of Aerospace Industry of the People's Republic of China was dissolved. The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC, ) was established and CATIC was reorganized into CATIC Group (CATIC Group, ) in the same year. In 1999, The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC, ) was divided into AVIC I and AVIC II and CATIC Group became a joint venture company owned by the two groups. In 2008, AVIC I and AVIC II were integrated into the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC, ) and CATIC Group became its wholly owned subsidiary. In 2009, CATIC Group was reorganized into two different corporations, i.e. AVIC International Holding Corporation (AVIC INTL, ) and China National Aero-Technology Import &amp; Export Corporation (CATIC, ), both under AVIC.