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CIRCOR Aerospace selected by Messier-Bugatti for A350 XWB landing gear door actuators

01/09/2009

Press releaseIssued by CIRCOR Aerospace Products Group and published as received — not written by Airframer’s editors.

The CIRCOR Aerospace Products Group, a business unit of CIRCOR International (NYSE: CIR), has been selected by SAFRAN / Messier-Bugatti to design, develop, and manufacture the main and nose landing gear door actuators for the Airbus A350 XWB. CIRCOR Aerospace will develop the actuators using its global engineering resources and perform final assembly and testing at its Corona, California facility. These actuators incorporate a unique fluid recirculation feature to help reduce weight and improve system efficiency and reliability.

"CIRCOR Aerospace is proud to be a partner to Messier-Bugatti on the Airbus A350 XWB. We have an extensive history of designing and manufacturing actuation devices and look forward to meeting the challenges of this program," said Christopher Celtruda, Group Vice President for CIRCOR Aerospace.

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