---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-033618"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIR"
cik: "0000001750"
company_name: "AAR CORP"
filed_at: "2023-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T23:38:31.004520+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AAR elects John W. Dietrich (CEO of Atlas Air) to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board expanded to 10 members; Dietrich elected as Class III director effective March 16, 2023.
- Dietrich is President and CEO of Atlas Air Worldwide, with over 30 years of aviation and airline management experience.
- He will receive an annualized retainer of $95,000 and a pro-rata award of 537 restricted shares vesting June 1, 2023.
- No arrangements or material transactions with any person related to his selection as director.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-033618
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIR
- cik: 0000001750
- company_name: AAR CORP
- filed_at: 2023-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465923033618/0001104659-23-033618-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465923033618/tm239813d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-033618
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-033618.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-033618.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John W. Dietrich was elected as director at AAR CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: elected John W. Dietrich as a director to fill the vacancy created by the increase, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465923033618/0001104659-23-033618-index.htm

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