AAR controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Resolution of bribery investigations involving Nepal and South Africa
AAR agreed to resolve U.S. Department of Justice and SEC investigations concerning alleged schemes to bribe officials connected with contracts involving Nepal Airlines and South African Airways. The resolution required payments exceeding $55 million.
2020
Lobbying and federal-contract scrutiny
Reference material reported that AAR substantially increased lobbying expenditures during the first Trump administration and spent significant sums at Trump-owned properties. It also reported that AAR obtained 10 new federal contracts worth $1.35 billion from the start of the administration through October 2020.