AIME/MRO: Royal Jordanian and Liebherr-Aerospace sign contract for Embraer landing gear maintenance

Royal Jordanian and Liebherr-Aerospace sealed a deal today whereby Liebherr is to provide repair and overhaul services for RJ's landing gears of its 3 Embraer 175s and 5 Embraer 195s, as of the date of signing the agreement.
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RJ president and CEO Amer Hadidi signed the agreement with Charles Thoyer-Rozat, executive VP, customer support and services of Liebherr-Aerospace and Transportation SAS. 

According to the five-year agreement, the overhaul programme will be carried out at Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH facilities in Germany, granting Royal Jordanian accessibility to Liebherr stores for items and stocks needed in case of maintenance. 

Hadidi said: “Royal Jordanian is pleased to partner with such a renowned,globally reached company in the aerospace domain. We have selected Liebherr for their highly regarded reputation and long experience, in addition to the fact that they are the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the landing gears for our Embraer fleet, which is an added value to deal with Liebherr.” 

Thoyer-Rozat added: “This long-term deal represents the start of the Embraer E-Jet landing gear overhaul campaign in the Middle East. The Liebherr-Aerospace team in Lindenberg will be a reliable partner for RJ, delivering in due time with required quality.”