AAR Corp., in Wood Dale, Ill., and its subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc., (Airlift) in Melbourne, Fla., agreed to pay the United States $11,088,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations in connection with aircraft maintenance services performed by Airlift on two U.S. Transportation Command contracts, involving nine helicopters, supporting DoD missions in Afghanistan and Africa. The settlement resolves allegations that Airlift knowingly failed to maintain them in accordance with contract requirements. The helicopters were not airworthy and should not have been certified by Airlift as “fully mission capable.” (Courtesy graphic)