AAR Corp. (AIR)

Aviation parts supply and maintenance, 7,100 employees. Read October 19, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending May 31, 2026, filed July 22, 2026. Ranked 39 of the 198 Industrials companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

An aviation services company whose filing counts 7,100 employees with 5,400 in the U.S. and nothing by segment, so maintenance leads by description with parts distribution beside it.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 21% now, 29% at the end of 2027, 31% at the end of 2028, 32% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 32% desk work, 16% people work and 52% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 65% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 25% becomes checking a model's work and 9% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

7,100 employees as of May 31, 2026 (stated). Stated by count: 5,400 of 7,100 employees in the United States and 1,700 outside it.

The filing: “As of May 31, 2026, we employed approximately 7,100 employees worldwide, with 5,400 employees in the United States and 1,700 employees outside of the United States.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: Approximately 7,100 employees worldwide as of May 31, 2026 (5,600 a year earlier): 5,400 in the United States and 1,700 outside it; about 700 contract workers retained, mostly at airframe maintenance facilities, not counted.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Support Activities for Air Transportation, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.

• StandardAero, Inc. (SARO, 8,000 employees)19% now, 27% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

12 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing describes Airvoyant, an AI-powered aviation procurement platform that automates parts sourcing with agentic AI, and AI-enabled aftermarket software for airline and MRO operations; it names AI in 12 sentences.

• “We continued to strengthen our software portfolio with the launch of Airvoyant, an AI-powered aviation procurement solution that automates the historically complex parts sourcing process.”
• “Component MRO services are primarily comprised of repair and overhaul services for structural components, engine and airframe accessories, and interior refurbishment. 4 Table of Contents Our software solutions primarily consist of comprehensive, cloud-based, mobile, and AI-enabled aviation aftermarket software, which provide greater value across all aspects of airline and MRO technical operations.”
• “Airvoyant is an artificial intelligence ("AI") platform that automates the procurement workflow from requisition to invoice (end-to-end) through intelligent sourcing decisions using data science and agentic AI.”
• “Airvoyant also provides automated ordering controlled by AI confidence thresholds and business rules such as part type, order value, and approvals.”
• “Consequently, we are subject to a variety of risks that are specific to international operations and investments, including the following: ● military conflicts, civil strife, and political risks; ● geopolitical unrest, war, terrorism and other acts of violence; ● volatility in foreign political, regulatory and economic environments; ● ability to obtain required export authorizations or approval...”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20210median 0
• Fiscal 20220median 0
• Fiscal 20232median 1
• Fiscal 20244median 4
• Fiscal 202512median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• About 700 contract workers are retained and not counted (rule 8).
• No count by segment: the split between maintenance services and parts distribution is by description (c); the data service's geography table (Foreign Countries 100%) is not usable.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001104659-26-085459, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.