maintenance program ABACUS, which offers component lease, exchange and maintenance services for Fokker 50s, 70s and 100s and Bombardier Dash 8s.

AAR’s New York facility has installed an Avtron Aerospace Hydraulic Component Test System, which is capable of evaluating a wide range of hydraulic products installed on next-generation aircraft.

MRO provider MTU Aero Engines Maintenance and Japanese trader Sumitomo have created two joint venture companies.