Danny Martinez Joins AAR as Vice President & General Manager of AAR Aircraft Services-Indianapolis

WOOD DALE, IL -- AAR Corp. announces that Danny Martinez, former Vice President of Line Maintenance for American Airlines, has joined the Company as Vice President and General Manager of AAR Aircraft Services-Indianapolis. Martinez will be responsible for leading operations at the Company's aircraft maintenance facility located at the Indianapolis International Airport.

While at American Airlines, Martinez oversaw all line maintenance operations for the airline's domestic and international routes and was responsible for its Maintenance Operations Center, aircraft routing and Dallas-Fort Worth MRO Hangar, as well as technical services and maintenance training. Martinez started his aviation career in 1979 with Eastern Airlines and joined American Airlines in 1988.

"Danny brings a wealth of organizational leadership and maintenance experience to our Indianapolis maintenance facility," says Donald Wetekam, Group Vice President of AAR's MRO businesses. "With his broad base of technical expertise and operations know-how, we expect that Danny will help us achieve new levels of customer service and efficiency while strengthening AAR's reputation for quality and value in the commercial aircraft maintenance market."

Martinez takes over for Stan Mayer who has assumed the role of General Manager at the Company's aircraft maintenance facility in Oklahoma City, OK.

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