Liebherr-Aerospace Saline, based in Michigan, U.S.A., has signed a definitive agreement with SkyWest Airlines, headquartered in St. George, Utah, to provide landing gear overhaul and systems maintenance for a defined portion of SkyWest's Embraer 175-E1 fleet. The programme is set to commence in 2025 and will include complete landing gear restoration in compliance with Embraer's specifications, performed at intervals of 30,000 flight hours or 12 calendar years.
Since entering service in 2004, the Embraer 170/175-E1 family has been highly successful, with over 950 aircraft delivered and a current production backlog. Liebherr-Aerospace Saline has supported landing gear maintenance for this aircraft family since 2012, operating continuous overhaul lines for the full range of Embraer E170/175/190/195-E1 models.
Will Dew, Managing Director Commercial at Liebherr-Aerospace Saline, stated: “We initiated induction lines for the first Americas region overhauls in 2012 and have continuously operated active lines for the complete Embraer E170/175/190/195-E1 family since that time. Over the course of the prior three years, we have undertaken a structural transformation of our MRO activities to establish additional capacity, mature efficiencies, and anchor supply chain resilience within the landing gear product line. In this upcoming phase of overhauls, we welcome SkyWest Airlines as a lead customer that will benefit from this achievement”.
The Embraer E1-generation landing gear system was designed and is manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Germany, Liebherr's centre of competence for flight control and landing gear systems.
