Editing Xi'an MA60 (section)

{{short description|Regional airliner by Xi'an}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= MA60
 |image=File:B-3706 - Okay Airways - Modern Ark 60 - DLC (9575868910).jpg
 |caption=An [[Okay Airways]] Xi'an MA60
 |more_users= 
 |type= [[Turboprop]] [[Regional airliner#Turboprop regional aircraft|regional airliner]]
 |manufacturer= [[Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation]]
 |national_origin= [[China]]
 |designer=
 |first_flight= 25 February 2000<ref name="sohu20090816">[http://mil.news.sohu.com/20090816/n265994813.shtml 国产MA60（新舟60）飞机介绍] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829031312/http://mil.news.sohu.com/20090816/n265994813.shtml |date=August 29, 2010 }}，{{lang|zh-CN|搜狐军事频道}}，16 August 2009</ref>
 |introduction= August 2000 with [[Sichuan Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deagel.com/Turboprop-Airliners/MA60_a001816001.aspx|title=MA60|work=deagel.com|access-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110064337/http://www.deagel.com/Turboprop-Airliners/MA60_a001816001.aspx|archive-date=January 10, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 |retired=
 |status= In production
 |primary_user= [[Joy Air]]
 |produced= 2000–present
 |number_built= 110 (March 2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/24/24682.html |title=Domestic-Made Regional Jet ARJ21 to Be Delivered in 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311020758/http://www.wcarn.com/cache/news/24/24682.html |archive-date=March 11, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref>
 |unit cost= US$22 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/26/procurement-questions-clip-merpati%E2%80%99s-wings.html |title=Procurement questions clip Merpati's wings |work=thejakartapost.com |access-date=July 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714015131/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/26/procurement-questions-clip-merpati%E2%80%99s-wings.html |archive-date=July 14, 2015 }}</ref>
 |developed_from = [[Xi'an Y-7]]
 |developed_into= [[Xi'an MA600]]
}}

The '''Xi'an MA60''' ({{lang|zh-CN|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 [[Xi'an Y-7|Xi'an Y7-200A]],<ref>[http://www.ma60.com/faq.htm "MA60 is derived from Y7-200A by the application of better-performance engine, state-of-the-art avionics package and new maintenance methodology."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223102400/http://www.ma60.com/faq.htm |date=February 23, 2009 }}</ref> which was produced based on the [[An-24]] to operate in rugged conditions with limited ground support and has [[STOL|short take-off and landing]] (STOL) capability.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/11/up-close-and-personal-with-xi%E2%80%99-ma60.html|title=Up close and personal with the Xi'an MA60 - The Jakarta Post|date=June 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612094202/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/11/up-close-and-personal-with-xi%E2%80%99-ma60.html|archive-date=June 12, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/tonga/safety-and-security|title=Tonga travel advice - GOV.UK|work=www.gov.uk|access-date=July 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705080814/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/tonga/safety-and-security|archive-date=July 5, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/09/quality-chinese-made-plane-questioned-after-crash.html |title=Quality of Chinese-made plane questioned after crash |work=The Jakarta Post |date=9 May 2011 |access-date=May 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510004348/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/09/quality-chinese-made-plane-questioned-after-crash.html |archive-date=May 10, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The general designer of MA-60 series is Lü Hai ({{lang|zh-CN|吕海}}).