AAR CORP., a provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, celebrated the fruition of collaborative efforts to donate a functional aircraft to Rock Valley College's Aviation Maintenance Programme on October 18, 2022.
AAR partnered with the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide funding, SkyWest Airlines to sell the aircraft and The Workforce Connection to manage the workforce development grant. AAR is grateful to all parties involved who helped deliver a functional CRJ-200 aircraft that will further aviation-focused education in Illinois.
Leaders from education, industry and government gathered at Rock Valley College to mark the first donation of a CRJ-200 to a community college.
AAR will work alongside Rock Valley College to ensure the CRJ-200 is fully implemented into the college's aviation maintenance curriculum through a process that has been streamlined thanks to the new FAA part 147 regulation that went into effect on September 21.
