Press releases | 10/11/2014

Liebherr-Aerospace will present systems and components from all its products lines at this year’s Airshow China.

As a leading supplier to the international aviation industry, Liebherr-Aerospace is participating in the 10th Airshow China, which is held from November 11 to 16, 2014 in Zhuhai (China). In addition to products from the fields of air management, flight control and actuation, gearboxes and landing gear systems, the company will present its customer service activities.

At stand no. E1-1 in Hall 1, Liebherr-Aerospace will exhibit for example an air conditioning pack and a mock-up main landing gear system for COMAC’s C919 as well as flight control components for various helicopter programs. An animated film will inform visitors about the company’s capabilities as a developer, manufacturer and integrator of systems and explain how landing gear, flight controls and air management systems function on board an aircraft. Moreover, Liebherr-Aerospace will be welcoming customers, operators and partners from around the world to meet and discuss trends in the aviation business and topics such as aftermarket activities in Asia.

A Joint Venture for Landing Gear Systems

The COMAC C919 landing gear system is manufactured by the Joint Venture Liebherr LAMC Aviation (Changsha) Co., Ltd., which is based in Changsha (China). The company was established by AVIC’s Landing Gear Advanced Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (LAMC) and Liebherr-Aerospace in 2011. Its objective is to develop and manufacture landing gear systems for the Chinese aviation industry as well as the international aviation market.

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 and air management systems. 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 4,900 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), Wichita (Kansas/USA), Montréal (Canada), Sao José dos Campos (Brazil), Hamburg (Germany), Moscow (Russia), Dubai (UAE), Singapore and Shanghai (People’s Republic of China).