Webinar
Continental Drift
Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 7 p.m. CST
Presenter: Mike Busch
Continental Aerospace is coming home. After 15 years of Chinese state ownership under AVIC, private equity firm Arcline Investment Management is buying Continental for roughly $535 million — the same firm that bought Hartzell Propeller in 2023. In this webinar, Mike Busch unpacks why the deal happened now, what Arcline's Hartzell playbook (talent retained, prices raised) suggests for Continental owners, and whether Cirrus and other AVIC-owned GA assets could be next. He also weighs the real trade-off: likely higher parts prices ahead, against the supply-chain security of an engine maker no longer tied to a geopolitical wild card.
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Presenter: Mike Busch
Continental Aerospace is coming home. After 15 years of Chinese state ownership under AVIC, private equity firm Arcline Investment Management is buying Continental for roughly $535 million — the same firm that bought Hartzell Propeller in 2023. In this webinar, Mike Busch unpacks why the deal happened now, what Arcline's Hartzell playbook (talent retained, prices raised) suggests for Continental owners, and whether Cirrus and other AVIC-owned GA assets could be next. He also weighs the real trade-off: likely higher parts prices ahead, against the supply-chain security of an engine maker no longer tied to a geopolitical wild card.
By clicking the button, you submit your information to the webinar organizer, who will use it to communicate with you regarding EAA Webinars.
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