Aar Corp (AIR) SEC Filing 10-K Annual report for the fiscal year ending Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS

For immediate release

AAR REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2011 RESULTS

·            Fourth quarter sales of $480 million, up 32% year-over-year

·            Fiscal year 2011 sales of $1.776 billion, up 35% year-over-year

·            Fourth quarter diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.55 ($0.05 per diluted share of tax benefit), up 77% year-over-year

·            Fiscal year 2011 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.81, up 50% year-over-year

·            Fourth quarter cash flow from operations of $49 million; fiscal year 2011 cash flow from operations of $109 million

WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS (July 6, 2011) — AAR (NYSE: AIR) today reported record sales of $479.8 million in its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 and record income from continuing operations of $22.7 million, or $0.55 diluted earnings per share. For the fourth quarter of its last fiscal year, the Company reported sales of $364.8 million and income from continuing operations of $11.9 million, or $0.31 diluted earnings per share.

For the Company’s fiscal year 2011, sales were a record $1.776 billion, a 35% increase versus the prior year, and income from continuing operations was a record $73.1 million, or $1.81 per diluted share compared with $1.21 per diluted share for fiscal year 2010.

Sales to commercial customers increased 25% compared to the fourth quarter of last year and 24% for all of fiscal year 2011. The sales growth was driven by improved industry conditions and market share gains. The Company saw an increase in demand for spare parts and equipment, and annual hours sold at its airframe maintenance facilities exceeded three million hours for the first time as the Company added new customers and won additional work from existing customers. Additionally, the Company experienced double-digit sales growth to international customers.

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