Liebherr Takes Air Management To The Next Level

Bombardier’s new Learjet 85 is the latest business jet to feature an integrated air management system from Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation.

As one of 10 divisions that make up Germany’s Liebherr Group, Aerospace & Transportation makes landing gear and flight controls as well as air and actuation systems at its Toulouse, France, facility.

By Bernard Fitzsimons

October 10, 2011

Bombardier’s new Learjet 85 is the latest in a growing line of business jets to feature an integrated air management system from Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation (Booth No. N5307). The company’s expansion into business aviation is in line with its aim to become the world leader in civil aircraft air systems.

As one of 10 divisions that make up Germany’s Liebherr Group, Aerospace & Transportation makes landing gear and flight controls as well as air and actuation systems at its Toulouse, France, facility. Current programs include the air-management systems for the Boeing 747-8, Bombardier CSeries, Comac C919 and Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliners as well as the Embraer KC-390 military tanker/transport, the nose landing gear and slat actuation for the Airbus A350, flap actuation for the Learjet 85, landing gear for the C919 and CSeries and the engine bleed air system for the new Airbus A320neo and its CFM Leap-X or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines.

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