Lifting and shoring equipment for civil aircraft is indispensable in aircraft maintenance, modification, recovery and so on. This paper summarizes the classification of lifting and shoring equipment, introduces the main functions, structural components and application scenarios of different kinds of lifting and shoring equipment. The selection of the lifting and shoring equipment, the working method and specific working requirements of the development were given. According to different users, the general configuration suggestions of lifting and shoring equipment were proposed. The ground support equipment industry for civil aircraft is the supporting industry of aircraft manufacturing industry. The domestic civil aircraft manufacturers should actively promote the development of domestic ground support equipment industry, establish and improve the design standards and specifications of ground support equipment for civil aircraft.