Liebherr and Air France KLM Component Services Shanghai Sign Commercial MRO Agreement

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance Components China and Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS and Liebherr (China) Co., Ltd. signed a commercial agreement, which recognizes AFI KLM E&M Components China as the “Dedicated Partner & Repair Center” in charge of MRO services for the electronic controllers on board Airbus A320 and A330 programs. The controllers have been designed and manufactured by Liebherr.

Paris, Amstelveen, Toulouse (France), 23 March 2021 –  Under this agreement, AFI KLM E&M Components China joins Liebherr’s service network in China to provide test, repair and overhaul the relevant Liebherr products, including during the OEM warranty period.

Now the two parties can offer tailored solutions and reliable local repair services on the Liebherr products to Airbus operators in China. Joël Cadaux, Director Business & Service – Customer Services at Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, pointed out: “Both parties are driven by common long term support commitment in China, combining OEM expertise, MRO service and local support.”

With the continuous growing of the Airbus fleet in China, AFI KLM E&M Components China and Liebherr will seek further cooperation to provide better services to their respective customers in the country.

The continuous ambition of AFI KLM E&M is to support the airlines in all their needs and as close as possible to where they operate. Paul Sun, CEO of AFI KLM E&M Components China, said: “This agreement highlights our expertise and our reliability as a company affiliated to an airline-MRO. It demonstrates the recognition of our service quality meeting the best standard and requirements.”