Dutch aerospace firm Stork has reached an agreement to acquire landing-gear components specialist SP Aerospace & Vehicle Systems, which was recently declared bankrupt. Eindhoven-based SP Aerospace provides the landing gear for the NH Industries NH90 tactical transport helicopter - in which Stork is a stakeholder - but also designs and builds Embraer ERJ-135/145 nose landing-gear retraction mechanisms and Airbus A340 steering actuators. "The acquisition means Stork will be able to continue the production and supply of the landing gear for the NH90," says Stork.
Source: Flight International
