Liebherr-Aerospace and Japan Airlines have renewed a long-term service contract for the overhaul of landing gears to extend the programme by 17 landing gear sets. The contract, signed at the 2024 Singapore Airshow, makes Liebherr-Aerospace the exclusive service provider for J-Air, a subsidiary of the JAL Group, for the maintenance, overhaul, and repair of the landing gears of the airline’s E170 and E190 fleet.

The original overhaul programme started in 2019; this new agreement is planned to start in mid-2024 and will extend until 2028.

The complete landing gear system for the E-Jet family (E170/175, E190/195) was developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH (Germany), Liebherr’s center of competence for flight control, actuation, gears as well as gearboxes and landing gear systems.

Liebherr-Singapore general manager aerospace Ekkehard Pracht, pictured at the Singapore Airshow with Japan Airlines vice president of procurement Kojiro Yamashita, said: “We are honored and grateful for their decision to once again entrust Liebherr-Aerospace with the overhaul of the landing gears for the remaining E170 aircraft and the entire E190 fleet. The contract is also proof of our continuous efforts to expand our footprint in the Asia-Pacific region.”

J-Air, with its main bases in Tokyo and Osaka, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines.
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