Liebherr-Aerospace has been awarded a contract by Austrian Airlines to overhaul the landing gears of its 17 Embraer E-Jet E195 aircraft.

Work will take place at Liebherr-Aerospace’s Lindenberg facility in Germany, with the first landing gear expected to arrive at the end of December.

“We are pleased to have gained Liebherr with their extensive know-how and experience as a reliable partner for our E195 landing gear overhaul project,” said Austrian Airlines’ aircraft systems engineer Patrick Simon.

Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg’s head of sales and marketing EUMEA, customer service Frank Steinmaier commented: “This contract represents another major milestone in our landing gear customer service activities.

“We are very happy and grateful to perform the overhaul for Austrian Airlines with all our expertise gained not only as an OEM, but also as a customer service provider that has been on the market for over 60 years.”