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2015-11-01

AAR AIMS TO BOOST PRESENCE IN M.E.

Global defense contractor AAR is participating in the Dubai Airshow in a big way showcasing aftermarket solutions for commercial aviation. It says it is looking to expand its MRO, supply chain and airlift offerings in the Middle East and similar regions where military and commercial fleets are growing.

Whether a customer needs MRO advisory services, component management or mission operations and equipment, AAR has the experience and know-how to get the job done having been in business for more than 60 years. It already has a number of major contracts in the Middle East, primarily UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

AAR provides aftermarket solutions for commercial aviation and government customers in more than 100 countries around the world. AAR is a supply chain innovator for the aviation aftermarket. Its full menu of capabilities ranges from individual component repair to inventory management programs for consumable and expendable parts.

Late last year AAR announced it had been selected by AMMROC (Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center), the Abu Dhabi-based joint venture between Mubadala Development Company, Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin, to support in the design, outfitting and integration of key areas of AMMROC’s state-of-the-art facility in Al Ain. AMMROC awarded AAR a $38.6 million contract to design support areas including hangars, work areas, and machine and special processes shops for this military maintenance center.

“We chose AAR to support us as we develop this world-class facility because of their experience and expertise in this area,” says Fahed Al Shamesi, CEO of AMMROC.

AAR’s Airlift Group conducts missions for the US Department of Defense in Afghanistan, Africa and Iraq. Airlift recently expanded its capabilities by winning a contract with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense to apply its experience in search and rescue operations in the Falkland Islands. The $275 million, 10-year contract demonstrates the trend to commercialize operations to increase efficiency and decrease costs.

In July, AAR was awarded a five-year, $72 million complete logistics support foreign military sales contract to sustain a fleet of C-130H aircraft on behalf of the Afghan Air Force. Under the contract with the US Air Force, AAR will provide all operational, maintenance, logistics and technical functions needed to support and sustain fleet readiness requirements within Afghanistan.

This contract is a natural extension of the comprehensive supply chain management solutions that AAR Defense Systems & Logistics (DSL) provides to the US Government and its allies for other fleets, including the USAF KC-10, UK’s BAe 146 and 125; and Japanese MoD Hawkeye E-2C. AAR contracts in the region include National Guard training helicopter fleet sustainment for Saudi Arabia and US Army medical logistics in Qatar.

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