AAR CORP. has signed a multi-year contract extension and expansion for flight-hour component support services with ASL Aviation Holdings DAC (ASL Airlines).
The contract extends and expands AAR's existing component support agreement with ASL Airlines Belgium to include ASL Airlines France, ASL Airlines United Kingdom and ASL Airlines Ireland. AAR currently supports 28 ASL aircraft, which is expected to increase to 65 under the new agreement. AAR's Integrated Solutions' segment will provide 24/7 component support services for the airlines' Boeing 737 fleets.
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, ASL's eight airlines include ASL Airlines Ireland, ASL Airlines Belgium, ASL Airlines France, ASL Airlines United Kingdom in Europe and ASL Airlines Australia. ASL also has joint venture and associate airlines, FlySafair in South Africa, K-Mile Asia in Thailand and Quikjet Airlines in India. The group includes several leasing entities as well as an MRO. The group has a fleet of 160 aircraft that include nine aircraft types ranging from the ATR 72 turbo-prop to the Boeing 747.
