AAR CORP. a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, has announced a new multi-year agreement with Ontic, providing AAR distribution rights to supply a strategic selection of military products to the U.S. government, with exclusivity on specified parts.
AAR currently provides military distribution support to Ontic's Cheltenham, United Kingdom, facility and commercial distribution support to Ontic's Creedmoor, North Carolina, facility. Under this additional contract, AAR will support Ontic's Chatsworth, California, facility.
Ontic is pleased to deepen our partnership with AAR through this new agreement. AAR's support adds efficiencies to our processes that allow us to best support our wide range of customers," said Terry Streb, General Manager of Ontic's Chatsworth facility. "AAR enables us to reduce turnaround times and improve product availability for our shared U.S. government customers.
AAR is enthusiastic about bolstering our strategic military portfolio by expanding our Ontic relationship to include the Chatsworth facility," said Ross Wuestenfeld, Vice President of AAR's Distribution – Defense. "Ontic is a trusted provider of parts and services to the aviation aftermarket, and we look forward to enhancing these services to support the U.S. warfighter.