the big picture courtesy of visual capitalist. thinking a fair amount of skullduggery possible in asia pac
The national flag carrier had initially signed a $209.6-million contract for two jets with the consortium of the United States-based AAR Corp and German Aviation Capital in April 2017. The corporation had deposited $79 million into the escrow account held by Norton Rose Fulbright as advance payment for the two jets.The U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”), acting through the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois, is conducting an investigation
of AAR Airlift Group, Inc. (“Airlift”) under the federal civil False Claims Act (“FCA”). The investigation relates to Airlift’s performance of several contracts
awarded by the U.S. Transportation Command concerning the operations and maintenance of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft in Afghanistan and Africa,
as well as several U.S. Navy contracts. In June 2018, the DoJ informed Airlift that part of the investigation was precipitated by a lawsuit filed under the qui
tam provisions of the FCA by a former employee of Airlift. That lawsuit remains under seal. Airlift is cooperating with the DoJ investigation.The U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”), acting through the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois, is conducting an investigation
of AAR Airlift Group, Inc. (“Airlift”) under the federal civil False Claims Act (“FCA”). The investigation relates to Airlift’s performance of several contracts
awarded by the U.S. Transportation Command concerning the operations and maintenance of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft in Afghanistan and Africa,
as well as several U.S. Navy contracts. In June 2018, the DoJ informed Airlift that part of the investigation was precipitated by a lawsuit filed under the qui
tam provisions of the FCA by a former employee of Airlift. That lawsuit remains under seal. Airlift is cooperating with the DoJ investigation.The U.S. Department of Justice (“DoJ”), acting through the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois, is conducting an investigation
of AAR Airlift Group, Inc. (“Airlift”) under the federal civil False Claims Act (“FCA”). The investigation relates to Airlift’s performance of several contracts
awarded by the U.S. Transportation Command concerning the operations and maintenance of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft in Afghanistan and Africa,
as well as several U.S. Navy contracts. In June 2018, the DoJ informed Airlift that part of the investigation was precipitated by a lawsuit filed under the qui
tam provisions of the FCA by a former employee of Airlift. That lawsuit remains under seal. Airlift is cooperating with the DoJ investigation.
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