GREENSBORO, N.C. — AAR Corporation confirmed to WFMY News 2 that it has laid off employees in the Triad, but hasn’t shared the number of impacted workers. AAR Corp is the new owner of HAECO Americas.
The airplane maintenance company acquired rival HAECO for about $78M in November. An AAR spokesperson shared this statement:
Prior to AAR’s acquisition of HAECO Americas, four maintenance lines were scaled back at the facilities. To right size the workforce for the current workload, we made the difficult decision to separate some employees and contractors from the Company. AAR focuses on efficient, quality-centric, cost-effective operations, and this adjustment aligns with AAR’s model across our network. We remain well positioned to meet the needs of our customers and to improve operational performance at these locations.…