Northwest Selects AAR for Heavy Maintenance and Modifications on Selected Aircraft

AAR (NYSE: AIR) has been selected by Northwest Airlines (Other OTC: NWACQ) to perform heavy maintenance services and interior modifications on selected Boeing 757 aircraft.

The company said the work will be performed at AAR Aircraft Services in Indianapolis, which is its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation located at the Indianapolis International Airport.

AAR will reportedly carry out 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.

The work is scheduled to begin in November 2006 and be completed by August 2007. No financial details have been disclosed.

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