Aircraft
Caiga To Assemble Cessna Citation XLS+ in China
William Schultz (left), Cessna’s senior vice president for business development in China and Qu Jingwen, general manager of Avic’s Caiga division sealed a new joint venture agreement at Airshow China 2012 in Zhuhai.
William Schultz (left), Cessna’s senior vice president for business development in China and Qu Jingwen, general manager of Avic’s Caiga division sealed a new joint venture agreement at Airshow China 2012 in Zhuhai.

Cessna has firmed up its plans to build business jets in China by sealing a joint venture with China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Company Ltd. (Caiga) to assemble and sell Citation XLS+ models for the Chinese market. The deal, which was announced at Airshow China 2012 on November 14, builds on the strategic agreement that Cessna signed with Caiga’s parent company Aviation Industry Corp. of China (Avic) in March 2012.