 In July 2012 the company was sold to the Jilin Hanxing Group of China, which formed a new company Glasair Aircraft USA, LLC.Jilin Hanxing Group indicated that it intended to certify the Glastar design and otherwise retain production in Arlington, Washington.TieJi Fang, chairman of the Jilin Hanxing Group, said that he envisioned the company producing trainers for flight schools and eventually personal aircraft for the Chinese market.