AAR Corp

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AAR CORP.
Company type Public
Industry Aviation
Founded1951;73 years ago (1951)
FounderIra Allen Eichner
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
John Holmes (President & CEO)
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$1.99 billion (2023)
Increase2.svgUS$90.2 million (2023)
Total assets Increase2.svgUS$1.1 billion (2023)
Total equity Increase2.svgUS$1.1 billion (2023)
Number of employees
5,000 (2023)
Website aarcorp.com
Footnotes /references
Financials as of May 31,2023.
References: [1]

AAR CORP. is an American provider of aircraft maintenance services to commercial and government customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. The company employs 5,000 people worldwide.

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As of May 2023, the company operates major maintenance facilities in Indianapolis, Miami, Oklahoma City, Rockford, Illinois, Trois Rivieres, Quebec and Windsor, Ontario. [1]

History

The company was founded by Ira Allen Eichner in 1951, to supply radios and other equipment to the commercial aviation industry. [2] I.A. Allen Industrial was incorporated in 1955, renamed Allen Aircraft Radio (AAR) in 1962, and became AAR CORP. in 1970. [2] The company was founded by Also, in 1969, AAR began its aircraft maintenance business in Oklahoma City. In 1965, AAR expanded to Europe and opened a Singapore office in 1982. [3]

AAR organized its Aircraft Turbine Center, Inc. in 1979 after future CEO David P. Storch, Eichner's son-in-law, joined the company. [2]

David P. Storch was CEO from 1996 to 2018. In 2018, John M. Holmes became CEO. [4]

In 2017, AAR was chosen as the prime contractor for a 15-year, $909 million landing gear award to provide total supply-chain management to support all U.S. Air Force and contractor requisitions received for all C-130, KC-135 & E-3 landing gear parts. [5]

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Landing gear maintenance at Miami airport

In September 2019, the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command awarded AAR a $118M contract for procuring, modifying, and delivering two C-40 aircraft to the U.S. Marine Corps. [6]

During the Trump administration, AAR quadrupled its lobbying expenditures. [7] The company spent large sums at Trump-owned properties with the intent to get Trump to view the company more favorably. [7] From the time Trump took office until October 2020, AAR obtained 10 new federal contracts worth a total of $1.35 billion. [7]

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AAR CORP trainees at the Miami airport

In April 2021, AAR signed a multi-year agreement with United Airlines to provide heavy maintenance services in Rockford, Illinois. AAR plans to add up to 250 more aviation maintenance technician (AMT) jobs at the facility to meet increased demand from United. [8]

Annual financial highlights (U.S. Dollars in millions except per share data):

For the year ending May 3120232022202120202019201820172016
Operating performance
Net sales1,990.51,820.01,652.32,072.02,057.81,748.31,590.81,525.4
Operating income133.9106.985.241.398.386.082.375.5
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations2.552.191.310.712.402.111.511.30
Financial position
Working capital746.4600.21,055.6595.5609.4553.4540.3
Total assets1,097.91,007.21,539.72,079.01,517.21,524.71,504.11,456.0
Total debt382.5191.2135.2602.0142.9178.9156.2145.3
Stockholders' equity1,099.11,034.5974.4902.6905.9914.2865.8865.8
Sources [1] [1] [9] [9] [10] [10] [10] [10]

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