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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Aviation |
Founded | 1951 |
Founder | Ira Allen Eichner |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Holmes (president & CEO) |
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Number of employees | 6,000 (2025) |
Website | aarcorp |
Footnotes /references Financials as of May 31,2023 [update] . 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 about 6,000 people, operating in about 30 different countries. John Holmes is the current CEO. [2]
During the Trump administration, AAR quadrupled its lobbying expenditures. [3] The company spent large sums at Trump-owned properties with the intent to get Trump to view the company more favorably. [3] From the time Trump took office until October 2020, AAR obtained 10 new federal contracts worth a total of $1.35 billion. [3] In December 2024, AAR paid a $55 million settlement in relation to an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and SEC over schemes to bribe Nepalese and South African officials. [4]
AAR sells both new and used parts and is one of the largest in the world for selling used parts. AAR has about $2.5 billion in revenue as of 2024. As of May 2023 [update] , the company operates major maintenance facilities in Indianapolis, Miami, Oklahoma City, Rockford, Illinois, Trois Rivieres, Quebec and Windsor, Ontario. [1]
The company was founded by Ira Allen Eichner in 1951, to supply radios and other equipment to the commercial aviation industry. [5] I.A. Allen Industrial was incorporated in 1955, renamed Allen Aircraft Radio (AAR) in 1962, and became AAR CORP. in 1970. [5] 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. [6]
AAR organized its Aircraft Turbine Center, Inc. in 1979 after future CEO David P. Storch, Eichner's son-in-law, joined the company. [5]
David P. Storch was CEO from 1996 to 2018. In 2018, John M. Holmes became CEO. [7]
During the Trump administration, AAR quadrupled its lobbying expenditures. [3] The company spent large sums at Trump-owned properties with the intent to get Trump to view the company more favorably. [3] From the time Trump took office until October 2020, AAR obtained 10 new federal contracts worth a total of $1.35 billion. [3]
In December 2024, AAR agreed to resolve U.S. charges in connection with schemes to bribe Nepalese and South African officials. AAR agreed to pay more than $55 million to resolve investigations done by the Justice Department and SEC. [4]
Annual financial highlights (U.S. Dollars in millions except per share data):
For the year ending May 31 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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Operating performance | ||||||||
Net sales | 1,990.5 | 1,820.0 | 1,652.3 | 2,072.0 | 2,057.8 | 1,748.3 | 1,590.8 | 1,525.4 |
Operating income | 133.9 | 106.9 | 85.2 | 41.3 | 98.3 | 86.0 | 82.3 | 75.5 |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations | 2.55 | 2.19 | 1.31 | 0.71 | 2.40 | 2.11 | 1.51 | 1.30 |
Financial position | ||||||||
Working capital | 746.4 | 600.2 | 1,055.6 | 595.5 | 609.4 | 553.4 | 540.3 | |
Total assets | 1,097.9 | 1,007.2 | 1,539.7 | 2,079.0 | 1,517.2 | 1,524.7 | 1,504.1 | 1,456.0 |
Total debt | 382.5 | 191.2 | 135.2 | 602.0 | 142.9 | 178.9 | 156.2 | 145.3 |
Stockholders' equity | 1,099.1 | 1,034.5 | 974.4 | 902.6 | 905.9 | 914.2 | 865.8 | 865.8 |
Sources | [1] | [1] | [8] | [8] | [8] | [8] | [8] | [8] |