AAR signs MOU with Legacy Aviation Learning Center, expanding EAGLE Career Pathway program to Traverse City, Michigan

Legacy Aviation graduates celebrate the completion of their Airframe and Powerplant program on August 8, 2025, in Traverse City, Michigan.

Wood Dale, Illinois — AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Legacy Aviation Learning Center, expanding the Company’s EAGLE Career Pathway program opportunities to Traverse City, Michigan.

In 2018, AAR established its EAGLE Career Pathway program to partner with a variety of schools to help meet the significant demand for aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) across the aviation industry. This MOU with Legacy Aviation expands AAR’s network of partnering schools, connecting additional students with career opportunities at AAR’s Airframe MRO facilities.

Today, Tom Hoferer, AAR’s Senior Vice President of Repair & Engineering, addressed Legacy Aviation’s 24 Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program graduates, highlighting the myriad of opportunities available across the aviation industry and sharing words of encouragement for the future.

“It is an honor to address this graduating class that followed a paradigm shifting program, proving what can be achieved in 11 months,” says Hoferer. “By demonstrating a curiosity to learn, being courageous enough to innovate, caring for the team you’re on the journey with, and making connections across people and ideas, greatness is inevitable.”

Legacy Aviation’s newly established A&P program is one of the first programs to follow the new curriculum requirements of the FAA Part 147 regulation. AAR and others lobbied for this updated approach that enables students to learn based on competency rather than time, leading to the development of new airman certification standards for the A&P certificate.

“Legacy Aviation is using the new regulation to its fullest potential by implementing different pedagogies of learning to train students more efficiently and effectively for the aviation industry,” says Ryan Goertzen, AAR’s Vice President of Maintenance Workforce Development.

“Joining forces with AAR CORP., North America’s largest Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) company, emphasizes the collective importance of training future mechanics and increasing opportunities. We are proud and excited to announce this partnership to our community!” says Peter Lane, Legacy Aviation’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Earlier this week, in Denton, Texas, AAR also signed an EAGLE Career Pathway program MOU with US Aviation Academy. Under the MOU, students enrolled in US Aviation Academy’s FAA-approved A&P programs across the country will benefit from a pipeline to career opportunities, mentoring, and leadership training with AAR at the Company’s Airframe MRO facilities.

For more information on AAR’s EAGLE Career Pathway program, visit aarcorp.com/en/careers/students/.

About AAR
AAR is a global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company with operations in over 20 countries. Headquartered in the Chicago area, AAR supports commercial and government customers through four operating segments: Parts Supply, Repair & Engineering, Integrated Solutions, and Expeditionary Services. Additional information can be found at aarcorp.com.

About Legacy Aviation Learning Center
ALegacy Aviation Learning Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, located in Traverse City, Michigan, primarily organized to operate a FAA Certified Part 147 Aircraft Mechanic Technician School (AMTS) and serve the general aviation community as a hub for continuing education; sponsoring the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), EAA Young Eagles, and the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Legacy Aviation was created to be a world-class AMT school.

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