AAR Corp., a global aftermarket solutions company, recently agreed to purchase two aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities from Premier Aviation, a Canadian maintenance and aircraft painting company.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The first facility is located at Trois-Rivières Airport in Québec. It is 150,000 square feet and can accommodate up to seven narrow-body aircraft. Premier opened the facility in 2002 and expanded in 2011.
The second facility is located at Windsor International Airport in Ontario. It is 143,000 square foot and can service up to six narrow-body aircraft. It was built in 2012.
Collectively the facilities employ more than 300 well-trained aviation mechanics and personnel. The employees will retain their positions.
“We are excited to add an experienced workforce and two world-class facilities to our award-winning MRO network, and we look forward to growing our position in, and bringing more flexibility and value to, the Canadian market,” John Holmes, president and chief operating officer of AAR, said. “The culture of continuous improvement and execution excellence at these facilities is consistent with AAR’s commitment to the highest levels of service.”
AAR has maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities in five U.S. states, component repair facilities in New York and Amsterdam, and landing-gear services in Florida.