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 19,500 aircraft making over 35,000 landings every day. The company supplies 33 airframe manufacturers and supports 2,000 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 4,300 employees across sites in Europe, North America and Asia, and posted consolidated sales of roughly 738 million euros in 2006. 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 over 33 airframers and 2,000 commercial and military operators.