On the same day that the mechanics strike at NW officially ended, this press release comes out...
http://www.amtonline.com/article/article.j...n=1&id=2912
AAR Selected to Provide Maintenance Services for Northwest Airlines
via PRNewswire
WOOD DALE, Ill., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AAR (NYSE: AIR) today announced that it has been selected by Northwest Airlines to perform heavy maintenance services and interior modifications on select Boeing 757 aircraft. The work will be performed at AAR Aircraft Services - Indianapolis, the Company's state-of-the-art maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation located at the Indianapolis International Airport.
AAR will perform nose-to-tail heavy maintenance checks for five 757s that were previously stored and are being reintroduced into Northwest Airline's fleet. In addition, AAR will perform interior modifications on ten 757s to reconfigure the aircraft with an updated business class cabin and a more spacious coach cabin in support of Northwest Airline's expanded international route structure. The work is scheduled to begin in November 2006 and be completed by August, 2007.
"We appreciate the confidence Northwest Airlines has shown by selecting AAR to perform maintenance and modifications on their 757 aircraft," said Mark McDonald, Group Vice President at AAR. "Our MRO capabilities are designed to meet the needs of customers as they optimize and modernize their fleets to align with changing market conditions."
AAR offers a wide range of maintenance, repair and overhaul services including airframe maintenance and modifications through its aircraft maintenance facilities located in Indianapolis and Oklahoma City. Both facilities earned top honors in the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards Program, which recognizes companies for excellence in technical and regulatory training.
AAR is a leading provider of products and value-added services to the worldwide aviation/aerospace industry. With facilities and sales locations around the world, AAR uses its close-to-the-customer business model to serve airline and defense customers through four operating segments: Aviation Supply Chain; Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul; Structures and Systems and Aircraft Sales and Leasing. More information can be found at http://www.aarcorp.com .
Why would NW decide to put this release out today? Did they have this contract signed prior to today, but did not want the mechanics at AAR to think that they would be performing struck work? Then again, it is a known fact that they had been doing work on NW aircraft during the strike, so they are scabs in my opinion anyway... :down:
http://www.amtonline.com/article/article.j...n=1&id=2912
AAR Selected to Provide Maintenance Services for Northwest Airlines
via PRNewswire
WOOD DALE, Ill., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AAR (NYSE: AIR) today announced that it has been selected by Northwest Airlines to perform heavy maintenance services and interior modifications on select Boeing 757 aircraft. The work will be performed at AAR Aircraft Services - Indianapolis, the Company's state-of-the-art maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation located at the Indianapolis International Airport.
AAR will perform nose-to-tail heavy maintenance checks for five 757s that were previously stored and are being reintroduced into Northwest Airline's fleet. In addition, AAR will perform interior modifications on ten 757s to reconfigure the aircraft with an updated business class cabin and a more spacious coach cabin in support of Northwest Airline's expanded international route structure. The work is scheduled to begin in November 2006 and be completed by August, 2007.
"We appreciate the confidence Northwest Airlines has shown by selecting AAR to perform maintenance and modifications on their 757 aircraft," said Mark McDonald, Group Vice President at AAR. "Our MRO capabilities are designed to meet the needs of customers as they optimize and modernize their fleets to align with changing market conditions."
AAR offers a wide range of maintenance, repair and overhaul services including airframe maintenance and modifications through its aircraft maintenance facilities located in Indianapolis and Oklahoma City. Both facilities earned top honors in the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards Program, which recognizes companies for excellence in technical and regulatory training.
AAR is a leading provider of products and value-added services to the worldwide aviation/aerospace industry. With facilities and sales locations around the world, AAR uses its close-to-the-customer business model to serve airline and defense customers through four operating segments: Aviation Supply Chain; Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul; Structures and Systems and Aircraft Sales and Leasing. More information can be found at http://www.aarcorp.com .
Why would NW decide to put this release out today? Did they have this contract signed prior to today, but did not want the mechanics at AAR to think that they would be performing struck work? Then again, it is a known fact that they had been doing work on NW aircraft during the strike, so they are scabs in my opinion anyway... :down:
