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Liebherr-Aerospace and China Airlines have signed a commercial agreement covering the overhaul of nose landing gear units across the Taiwanese carrier’s Airbus A350 fleet. The programme starts in 2026 and will run through 2031, covering all 18 A350 aircraft operated by China Airlines.
Exchange and overhaul programme covers 18 Airbus A350s
The agreement is structured as an exchange and overhaul programme. Liebherr-Aerospace will provide asset exchange services to support China Airlines’ maintenance planning and fleet availability.
The programme covers the nose landing gear units of the airline’s 18 Airbus A350s. Liebherr has not provided further details on the sequence of the overhaul campaign or individual exchange intervals.
Liebherr is the OEM of the A350 nose landing gear system
The Airbus A350 nose landing gear system was developed, manufactured and certified by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH. The Lindenberg site in southern Germany is responsible for a range of technologies including flight controls, landing gear systems, gears, gearboxes and electronics.
Joël Cadaux, General Manager Aerospace at Liebherr-Singapore Pte Ltd, described China Airlines as the launch customer in Asia for the A350 nose landing gear overhaul programme. According to Liebherr, the agreement is intended to support fleet availability and strengthen the long-term relationship between the two companies.
China Airlines becomes Asian launch customer
China Airlines is the first customer in Asia for this specific A350 nose landing gear overhaul programme. The agreement therefore extends Liebherr-Aerospace’s MRO activities in the region for one of its own landing gear systems.
Image: China Airlines via Liebherr-Aerospace