By the end of 2013, Harbin Aviation had made a historical breakthrough by delivering 13 Y-12 series aircraft to domestic and overseas customers, a new high in the volume delivered; a total of 25 Z-9 helicopters were delivered over the whole year. This year, Harbin Aviation has signed purchase contracts for 8 Y-12 series aircraft with 3 users. Yu Feng, deputy of the National People's Congress and deputy-general manager of AVIC China Helicopter Research and Development Institute, said in a media interview on March 6 that the markets for the Y-12 and the Z-9 are booming as a result of 30 years of continuous independent innovation.

In recent years Harbin Aviation has been actively exploring the civil market for the Y-12. Overseas markets include Asia, Africa, Central America, Oceania and North America through long-term strategic cooperation with CATIC and AVIC International.

Based on improvements and modification, the Z-9 has been widely applied in such fields as domestic and overseas official business, tourism, rescue work, scientific investigation, and law-enforcement. To date, more than 50 Z-9 helicopters have been sold to more than 10 countries/regions. Users of the first batch came to Harbin Aviation to take delivery of aircraft in March 2014. Another 13 Z-9 helicopters will be delivered by the end of November 2014.