Press releases | 18/06/2015
Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH and HOP! Air France entered into an agreement covering the overhaul of the landing gear systems on board the airlines’ Embraer E170 and E190 aircraft. The contract was signed at Paris Air Show on June 17, 2015.
French carrier HOP!-REGIONAL, which is based in Nantes and part of HOP!, an Air France subsidiary, decided to renew its confidence in Liebherr-Aerospace for the overhaul of Embraer landing gear systems. Following a program signed in 2007 for 37 EMB135/145 aircraft, the companies now concluded an overhaul agreement for the airline’s fleet of 26 Embraer E170 and E190.
Liebherr-Aerospace will carry out all overhaul activities at its facility in Lindenberg (Germany). Arndt Schoenemann, Managing Director Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH said: “With this contract, HOP! Air France and Liebherr-Aerospace are continuing and strengthening their collaboration. Moreover, this new contract confirms our leading position in E-Jet landing gear overhauls in Europe.”
The complete landing gear systems for the E-Jet family E170, E175, E190 and E195, which include the brake systems, were developed and manufactured by the OEM Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Liebherr’s center of excellence for flight control and landing gear systems.
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 as well as 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 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), Montreal (Canada), Hamburg (Germany), Moscow (Russia), Dubai (UAE), Singapore and Shanghai (People’s Republic of China).
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An investment of more than € 40 million euros, 12,000 m² of new space and 400 employees at the site by the end of 2026 are the impressive figures of Liebherr-Aerospace’s activities in Campsas, near Toulouse (France), where the company has officially opened its new industrial center of excellence for aerospace heat transfer equipment.
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Innovative solutions for the next generation of business jets: Liebherr at NBAA-BACE 2026
At NBAA-BACE, taking place from October 20 to 22, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), Liebherr-Aerospace will showcase its cutting-edge innovations for the business jet market at booth no. 3555. Visitors can discover state-of-the-art systems and components, including a nose landing gear, an air-conditioning pack and modular electro-mechanical actuators.
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Liebherr-Aerospace and China Airlines reach an agreement for Airbus A350 nose landing gear overhaul
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