Press releases | 06/02/2017

Liebherr-Aerospace Participating for the First Time at Aero India

Liebherr-Aerospace, a leading supplier for the international aviation industry, participates for the very first time at Aero India, taking place from February 14 to 18, 2017 at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore. The company’s stand No. C 3.1b as part of the German Pavilion can be found in Hall C.

Besides its activities in the fields of air management, flight control and actuation, gears and gearboxes as well as landing gear systems, the company will present its offers for lifecycle support and full range of customer services. Furthermore, an animated film about the capabilities of the company as a developer, manufacturer and integrator of aircraft systems will inform visitors about all the products that Liebherr-Aerospace offers and how they function on board an aircraft.

“We expect India to evolve as one of the world’s major aerospace markets, both for aircraft manufacturing and for aircraft operation. Therefore, we are planning to enlarge our footprint in the country. This footprint will encompass engineering support, manufacturing and customer service. In addition, we will further intensify the relationship with our Indian supply base,” explains Nicolas Bonleux, Managing Director and Chief Sales Officer of Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS. “Aero India provides us with a perfect platform to present ourselves, reach out and meet with our customers, partners and suppliers in the region.”

Liebherr-Aerospace products are already flying every day in India, operated by airline customers and maintained locally or within the Liebherr service center network.

Liebherr-Aerospace is a leading supplier of systems for the aviation industry

Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, Toulouse (France), is one of eleven divisional control companies within the Liebherr Group and coordinates all activities in the aerospace and transportation systems sectors.

Liebherr-Aerospace is a leading supplier of systems for the aviation industry and has more than five decades of experience in this field. The range of aviation equipment produced by Liebherr for the civil and military sectors includes flight control and actuation systems, landing gear, air management systems as well as gears and gearboxes. These systems are deployed in wide-bodied aircraft, single aisle and regional aircraft, business jets, combat aircraft, military transporters, military training aircraft, civil helicopters and combat helicopters.

Liebherr’s aerospace and transportation systems division employs around 5,200 people. It has four aviation equipment production plants at Lindenberg (Germany), Toulouse (France), Guaratinguetá (Brazil) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia). These production sites offer a worldwide service with additional customer service centers in Saline, Michigan (USA), Seattle, Washington (USA), Montréal (Canada), Sao José dos Campos (Brazil), Hamburg (Germany), Moscow (Russia), Dubai (UAE), Singapore and Shanghai (People’s Republic of China).