News and press releases

Liebherr supplies 58 Tower Cranes for the New Airport in Istanbul

It is an ambitious project with lots of superlatives and at the same time the largest single order in the history of the Liebherr Tower Cranes division: The new Istanbul Airport will be the largest airport in the world with around 150 million passengers passing through it every year from 2020. A total of 58 EC-H series cranes will be used to build the "İstanbul Yeni Havalimanı". The first of these tower cranes were delivered recently and will remain installed at the airport until 2018.

Liebherr Academy in South Africa is top of the class!

Liebherr Africa successfully reacts to lack of skilled workforce by implementing its own Liebherr Training Academy.

Liebherr-Aerospace at MRO Europe 2015

From October 13 to 15, 2015, Liebherr-Aerospace participates in MRO Europe in London, United Kingdom.

Third mobility day at Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS

Third mobility day at Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS

Liebherr to present advanced injection system at the 24th Aachen Colloquium

Liebherr will be presenting a new variant of its pioneering common rail fuel injection system 11.2 and a new engine control unit from its own development and production at the 24th Aachen Colloquium on 6 and 7 October 2015.

Liebherr Delivers First LHM 800

Liebherr Maritime Cranes delivered the first flagship mobile harbour crane LHM 800 in heavy lift configuration. Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka took delivery on the 26th of September 2015

Liebherr delivers first LHM 800

Liebherr Maritime Cranes delivered the first flagship mobile harbour crane LHM 800 in heavy lift configuration. Multipurpose Sea Cargo Complex Bronka took delivery on September 26, 2015.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

US-based company Crane Service Inc. has opted for a Liebherr crawler crane for the first time. The LR 1300 SX is equipped with CFRP pendants.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

A 330-ton Liebherr crawler crane is now strengthening the fleet of the US crane rental company Crane Service Inc. The LR 1300 SX equipped with carbon fiber components will be mainly used for lifting jobs in the wind industry.

Liebherr starts test phase of air cycle air conditioning technology on a TER regional train in France

Liebherr’s starts test phase of air cycle air air conditioning technology on a TER regional rrain in France

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane lets Airbus A-300 “fly”

The service life of the "Zero-G" parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport.

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane hoists Airbus A-300

The service life of the "Zero-G" parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The heavy load experts from Riga Mainz hoisted the 82-tonne Airbus A-300 from the airport's apron using a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane and a sophisticated combination of attachment equipment. The aircraft will now become a museum exhibit on show to the general public.

Third Contract for Boeing’s 777X: Liebherr-Aerospace to Supply High-Lift Actuators

Boeing Commercial Airplanes has awarded Liebherr-Aerospace another contract for their 777X: the system supplier will deliver all high-lift actuators for the new wide-body aircraft.

Optional features for mining excavators: a solution for every need

Because every project is unique, Liebherr always strives to offer the best solution to meet our customers' needs. Thanks to the optional features for mining excavators, Liebherr is helping customers to reach their ambitious expectations in terms of economical performance and safety.

The findings of the investigations of the Liebherr crane experts from Ehingen are available now: Crane in Mecca was technically faultless

A crawler crane of the type LR 11350 manufactured by Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH collapsed on 11 September 2015 on the Grand Mosque in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds of others.

The findings of the investigations of the Liebherr crane experts from Ehingen are available now: Crane in Mecca was technically faultless.

A crawler crane of the type LR 11350 manufactured by Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH collapsed on 11 September 2015 on the Grand Mosque in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds of others.

Liebherr mobile crane LTM 1400-7.1 for McNally-Nimergood

US company McNally-Nimergood Co. expanded its crane fleet with a new LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane.

McNally-Nimergood Co. adds Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane to growing crane fleet

US company McNally-Nimergood Co. recently expanded its crane fleet with a new LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane. This Liebherr all-terrain crane delivers a lifting capacity of 400 metric tonnes or 500 US tons. This makes the LTM 1400-7.1 one of the largest mobile cranes in Michigan.