AAR highlights successful approach to safety, exchanges insights with FAA Aircraft Maintenance leader

Jackie Black (sixth from left), FAA Aircraft Maintenance Division Manager, visits AAR’s Rockford, Illinois, Airframe MRO facility to meet the Company’s Corporate Safety leaders and the local team on May 20, 2025.

Wood Dale, Illinois — AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, hosted Jackie Black, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Division Manager for Aircraft Maintenance, at the Company’s Illinois-based facilities on May 20, 2025.

AAR welcomed Black to its Wood Dale-based headquarters to meet senior leadership and tour the Company’s onsite warehouse, from which it ships aviation parts to commercial and government customers worldwide. Black then proceeded to the Company’s Rockford, Illinois, site – one of AAR’s six airframe maintenance, repair, and overhaul facilities – where Corporate Safety leadership proudly shared the framework behind AAR’s aviation safety successes.

The Rockford facility’s aviation maintenance inspection personnel and members of its Safety Management System (SMS) committee joined Black for a roundtable discussion on the benefits of a Companywide SMS program like AAR’s, the successes AAR has realized from a safety-driven culture, and AAR’s innovative approaches to training and development. Participants and Black also exchanged insights on the state of aviation maintenance safety and discussed further opportunities for regulators to collaborate with companies like AAR.

Black’s visit to AAR’s Rockford facility included a Town Hall, during which operations were paused for the team of approximately 400 employees to learn more about the FAA’s priorities.

“AAR appreciates the opportunity for our frontline workers to share their perspectives and enthusiasm for safety with the FAA. As a Company, we take every opportunity to advance safety in the industry and are grateful for the FAA’s collaboration across multiple initiatives,” said Art Smith, AAR’s Chief Quality Officer.

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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.

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