CORONA, CA, Sep. 1, 2009 (Marketwire) --

CORONA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/01/09 -- The CIRCOR Aerospace Products Group, a business unit of CIRCOR International (NYSE: CIR), has been selected by SAFRAN / Messier-Bugatti to design, develop, and manufacture the main and nose landing gear door actuators for the Airbus A350 XWB. CIRCOR Aerospace will develop the actuators using its global engineering resources and perform final assembly and testing at its Corona, California facility. These actuators incorporate a unique fluid recirculation feature to help reduce weight and improve system efficiency and reliability.

"CIRCOR Aerospace is proud to be a partner to Messier-Bugatti on the Airbus A350 XWB. We have an extensive history of designing and manufacturing actuation devices and look forward to meeting the challenges of this program," said Christopher Celtruda, Group Vice President for CIRCOR Aerospace.

About CIRCOR Aerospace Products Group

The CIRCOR Aerospace Products Group is focused on the design, development, and manufacture of specialty fluidic control, actuation, and aircraft landing gear systems for demanding aerospace and defense applications. CIRCOR Aerospace provides a full range of fluid controls, electro-mechanical controls, actuation systems, manifold assemblies, and complete landing gear systems. CIRCOR Aerospace has business units located in California, Ohio, New York, Paris and Chemille, France and Tangier, Morocco.

CIRCOR International is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and the CIRCOR Aerospace Products group is headquartered in Corona, California.