Liebherr-Aerospace will expand its Middle East footprint with the launch of a new service center to be located at the Mohammad bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) in the Dubai South development, which includes Al Maktoum International Airport (OMDW).

The project, announced at the MRO Middle East 2025 exhibition this week in Dubai, was formalized with a signed agreement between the company and MBRAH.

“This partnership underlines our position in attracting the top players in the aviation sector to establish their presence at Dubai South and operate in an integrated economic environment where they can connect with international markets,” said MBRAH CEO Tahoon Saif.

Expected to be operational by early 2026, the 26,000-sq-ft facility will be an EASA Part 145-certified service center with a focus on the repair of Liebherr aircraft components that are in use on commercial aircraft, business jets, and helicopters throughout the region. That runs the gamut from environmental control systems to flight control and actuation systems, to landing gear.

“The expansion of our MRO capabilities is one of the key elements for continuous extension of our customer support and services portfolio in the Middle East region,” said Alex Vlielander, chief customer officer at Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation. “It enables us to service more components in-house and in-region, thus eliminating logistic routings and in parallel reducing turnaround times.”