News and press releases

Liebherr-Aerospace Opens Its New Facility in Saline, Michigan (USA) and Adds New Repair Capability

On April 21, 2016 Liebherr-Aerospace Saline, Inc. inaugurated its new facility on its site in Saline, Michigan (USA). Local officials as well as representatives of the Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS Management attended the celebrations.

Liebherr Selected to Equip Light Rail Vehicles in San Francisco

Liebherr-Transportation Systems has been selected by Siemens to supply upper articulation connection units for their new light rail vehicles, which will operate in San Francisco, California (USA).

Liebherr-Aerospace at the “Aerospace & Defense Supplier Summit Seattle 2016”

Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in the international meeting of the aerospace industry, which will take place from April 14-15, 2016.

Homologation of surface treatment and non-destructive testing at Liebherr-Aerospace Brasil Ltda.

Liebherr-Aerospace Brasil Ltda. has been homologated recently by Embraer to perform surface treatment and non-destructive testing.

Liebherr-Aerospace Signs Agreement on E-Jet 190/195 Landing Gear Overhaul with Borajet Airlines

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH and Borajet Airlines entered recently into an agreement covering the overhaul of the landing gear systems on board the airlines’ Embraer E190/195 aircraft.

Liebherr Delivers First Prototype of Folding Wing Tip Actuation System for B777X

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany) achieved a major milestone when delivering the first proof of concept prototype units for the Boeing 777X folding wing tip actuation system end of February 2016.

Liebherr-Aerospace at MRO Americas 2016

From April 5 to 7, 2016, Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in MRO Americas Conference and Exhibition in Dallas, Texas (USA).

Liebherr to supply HVAC systems for Wuhan Metro

Zhejiang Liebherr Zhongche Transportation Systems will provide HVAC systems for Metro Line 2 Option in Wuhan (China).

Anti-buckling systems for Wuhan tramway in China

Zhejiang Liebherr Zhongche Transportation Systems Co., Ltd. will deliver anti-buckling systems for low-floor trams in Wuhan (China).

Roll-out of the E2 generation of E-Jets: Liebherr-Aerospace on board

Liebherr-Aerospace supplies major systems for Embraer’s E2 series program, which was unveiled at São José dos Campos (Brazil) on February 25th, 2016.

Liebherr-Aerospace at MRO Russia & CIS 2016

From February 25 to 26, 2016, Liebherr-Aerospace will participate in the international conference and exhibition MRO Russia & CIS in Moscow.

Liebherr Wins Contract for Air Conditioning Equipment for Stuttgart’s S-Bahn

Liebherr-Transportation Systems will deliver air conditioning systems for ten Bombardier ET 430 series trains for the S-Bahn in Stuttgart (Germany).

Liebherr-Aerospace at MRO Middle East 2016

From February 3 to 4, 2016, Liebherr-Aerospace participates in the MRO Middle East Conference in Dubai.

Liebherr to supply and overhaul HVAC systems for Great Western Railway’s Class 158 trains

Liebherr will deliver and overhaul heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for Class 158 diesel multiple- unit trains operated by Great Western Railway Ltd. (UK).

Liebherr-Aerospace and Liebherr-Transportation Systems feature new pages on liebherr.com

Within the frame of Liebherr’s website revamping process, the division Aerospace and Transportation Systems represents its product areas with a new web design as of January 27th, 2016, under the liebherr.com umbrella.

Liebherr-Aerospace Signs Letter of Intent with Hafei-Harbin

Liebherr-Aerospace has recently signed a letter of intent with the Chinese manufacturer Hafei-Harbin (AVIC Group) in Harbin to equip the helicopters AC312C and AC312E with air management systems.

Liebherr Supplies Air Conditioning Units and Heating Systems to Hamburger Hochbahn AG

Liebherr-Transportation Systems recently signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation to manufacture air conditioning units and heating systems for another 33 underground trains of the type DT5. The trains will be operated by Hamburger Hochbahn AG in Hamburg, Germany.

Liebherr to Retrofit HVAC Units of TAM’s Citadis 401 Trams

Liebherr-Transportation Systems has been awarded two contracts by French operator TaM 3M « Transports de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole ». These include new controllers and spare parts for the overhaul of the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) units on board TAM’s Citadis 401 trams.