Singapore AirshowBoeing expands landing gear exchange activity with major airline deals at Singapore Airshow
Boeing announced two developments related to its landing gear exchange program during the Singapore Airshow on February 4, in line with a strategy to increase revenue from services and after-sales support.
The US manufacturer disclosed its largest landing gear exchange agreement to date, signed with the Singapore Airlines Group. The contract covers more than 75 aircraft across the group’s Boeing 737 MAX and 787 fleets and provides access to overhauled landing gear assemblies through Boeing’s exchange pool.
The arrangement is intended to reduce aircraft downtime by allowing gear replacements to be carried out quickly, while removed units undergo overhaul off-wing.
Landing gear exchange programs are designed to limit aircraft-on-ground time by replacing time-limited components with serviceable units from a managed inventory, rather than waiting for an airline’s own equipment to complete maintenance.
Boeing said the agreement aligns landing gear overhaul cycles with the Singapore Airlines Group’s maintenance planning and reduces the need for operators to hold large spare inventories.
100th 787 landing gear exchange
In a separate announcement, Boeing confirmed the delivery of its 100th 787 landing gear exchange shipset. The milestone delivery was received by All Nippon Airways (ANA), one of the earliest and largest operators of the Dreamliner.
ANA has now installed exchanged landing gear assemblies on 30 of its 787 aircraft and maintains exchange coverage for both its 787-8 and 787-9 fleets. Boeing said the program has become increasingly relevant as early-build 787s enter heavier maintenance and overhaul phases.
According to Boeing, more than 480 787 aircraft operated by 34 airlines worldwide are currently covered by landing gear exchange agreements. The company added that additional customers have recently signed contracts covering a further 65 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft.
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