AAR and Alaska Airlines have signed an agreement that will see the companies extend their existing airframe MRO partnership through to 2030 while also expanding their heavy maintenance partnership.
AAR will provide Alaska Airlines with a minimum of six lines of maintenance support, with plans to add a new three-bay hangar adjacent to its existing seven-bay facility at Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, pending final approval by the Oklahoma City Airport Trust.
“AAR has supported Alaska Airlines for more than 20 years, and we are eager to continue deepening our partnership with AAR,” said Don Wright, VP of Maintenance and Engineering at Alaska Airlines. “AAR’s facility expansion aligns with our strategic MRO initiatives related to our growing fleet of all Boeing 737 variants.”
The new hangar, anticipated to be funded by a grant from the State of Oklahoma and rent concessions over time from Will Rogers World Airport, will provide AAR with an additional 85,000 square feet of MRO space to accommodate all 737 variants, also creating more than 200 new jobs.
“Alaska Airlines is our longest-tenured airframe MRO customer,” said John M. Holmes, Chairman, President and CEO of AAR. “Like the expansion we announced in Miami this summer, our planned Oklahoma facility expansion will create opportunities to enhance our positive impact on the community by creating additional careers in aviation. We are thankful for the support of partners like Oklahoma City Airport Trust that help make this possible.”
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