Messier-Dowty, a SAFRAN group company, is the world leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of landing gear systems. Messier-Dowty landing gear are in service on more than 20,500 aircraft making over 35,000 landings every day. The company supplies
33 airframe manufacturers and supports 3,000 operators
of large commercial aircraft, regional and business aircraft, military aircraft and helicopters.
Messier-Dowty is also the majority shareholder of the worldwide MRO network, Messier Services. Messier-Dowty and Messier Services together have approximately 4,500 employees across sites in Europe, North America and Asia.
Experience
A unique combination of advanced engineering capabilities, integrated systems technology and experience on an exhaustive range of programs enables Messier-Dowty to provide innovative solutions for a diverse range of aircraft.
In the area of large commercial airliners, the company not only supplies landing gear for the entire range of Airbus aircraft, including the latest A350XWB, but also the landing gear for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
In addition, Messier-Dowty is a leading supplier to the world’s business and regional jet programs, including
Bombardier’s Global and Challenger families, the complete
family of Dassault Falcon jets, Hawker Beechcraft’s 800XP
and 4000, as well as the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
In the military sector, Messier-Dowty is a partner to the world’s most advanced military programs, including, among others, Boeing’s F/A-18E/F, the Eurofighter and Dassault Aviation’s Rafale. This product range also extends to helicopters and tiltrotors, where Messier-Dowty supports both the BA609 and the Eurocopter Tiger programs. The company is also responsible for the integrated landing gear system of Airbus Military’s A400M transporter aircraft.
Expertise
Engineering 
In today’s dynamic aerospace environment, the challenges of the market require a holistic view of the product life cycle. Messier-Dowty’s focus is to provide complete landing gear packages which are not only reliable and robust, but increasingly weight-efficient and environmentally responsible, thus providing overall value across the full life of an aircraft program. We are at the forefront of the industry with a number of technological developments, most notably in the field of new materials. Messier-Dowty has introduced both titanium and composites on major structural components for recent development programs. The advantages of these materials include not only weight savings but also corrosion-resistance. Other avenues of development for tomorrow’s aircraft include noise reduction, more electrical landing gear and health monitoring.
Another prime focus of Messier-Dowty’s global approach is enhanced cost of ownership for operators. Our development programs benefit from extensive in-service expertise, optimizing new gear design in accordance with operator requirements, in terms of serviceability and maintenance costs.
The Systems approach
Messier-Dowty is an integral part of the SAFRAN Group’s integrated landing systems capability. This approach offers airframers a single source for their needs, generating considerable time and cost savings in design, technical interface and supplier management.
Messier-Dowty has created with fellow SAFRAN company, Messier-Bugatti, a ‘Future Programs’ division which is driving activities to develop fully integrated solutions for the next generation of aircraft landing systems.