Air Canada and AAR conclude CAD$500m agreement for airframe maintenance in Québec

AAR CORP. and Air Canada have signed a 10-year agreement to provide airframe maintenance for Air Canada’s Airbus narrow-body fleet of A319, A320 and A321 aircraft, as well as a new five-year agreement for the carrier’s Embraer E-190 fleet. AAR will perform the work at its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Trois-Rivières Airport in Québec, previously known as Premier Aviation. The work to be performed on Air Canada’s fleet of 125 narrow bodies will require approximately 350 aircraft mechanics at AAR’s Trois-Rivières facility. The total value of the contract over its term is estimated to be approximately CAD$500.