AAR Celebrates Completion of 100TH Aircraft at Duluth Maintenance Facility Area

AAR have announced a maintenance milestone at its Duluth repair station – completion of the 100th aircraft for its customer Air Canada. Since re-opening the abandoned 188,000-square-foot hangar in November 2012, AAR has had an annual economic impact on the state of $47 million. Today, AAR Aircraft Services – Duluth supports three lines of aircraft maintenance and 305 jobs. It was announced at the event that AAR has signed a five-year contract including renewable options with Air Canada to provide aircraft maintenance. The Duluth facility is currently dedicated to the commercial carrier’s narrow-body Airbus fleet, exclusively servicing the A319, A320