May 21, 2014
AAR Expands Support of Boeing’s U.S. Army CH-47 Helicopter Recapitalization Program
AAR repair facility to overhaul components on the Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter
GARDEN CITY, New York – AAR (NYSE: AIR) has won a contract that expands its component repair support of The Boeing Company’s Helicopter Recapitalization Program for the U.S. Army. Under a five-year general terms agreement on Multi Year II, AAR will overhaul multiple components on the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. This is a significant increase over AAR’s portion of Boeing’s initial Multi Year I program.
The work is being performed at AAR Aircraft Component Services in Garden City, N.Y., which already has received more than 300 units from Boeing’s facility in Ridley Park, Pa., near Philadelphia. The first repaired and overhauled units have already shipped back to Boeing.
Boeing’s Recapitalization Program breathes new life into old U.S. Army CH-47 helicopters. As part of this program, the airframe is discarded and the components are harvested and sent out for repair and overhaul. The refurbished parts are put into a new airframe along with other modern upgrades.
“Boeing tried AAR and appreciated our performance and the cost savings we provided, which led to this expansion,” said Glenn Meyers, Vice President, Military Programs, for AAR. “The recapitalization program is important to our nation’s security and our military’s effectiveness, which AAR is always proud to support.”
The CH-47 helicopter is viewed as critical to supporting our troops, logistics and humanitarian relief efforts for military operations around the world. Recapitalization has saved the U.S. government hundreds of millions of dollars.
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AAR is a global aftermarket solutions company that employs more than 6,000 people in over 20 countries. Based in Wood Dale, Illinois, AAR supports commercial aviation and government customers through two operating segments: Aviation Services and Expeditionary Services. AAR’s Aviation Services include inventory management; parts supply; OEM parts distribution; aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul; engineering services and component repair. AAR’s Expeditionary Services include airlift operations; mobility systems; and command and control centers in support of military and humanitarian missions. More information can be found at www.aarcorp.com.
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