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AAR Corp vs Century Fasteners Corp

Two Aircraft Spares, Parts Distribution & AOG suppliers compared on Aviation Souk. Stats, certifications, and supplier-declared strengths drawn from the indexed profiles. Both compete in Aircraft Spares, Parts Distribution & AOG.

AAR Corp logo
AAR Corp
Wood Dale, Illinois, USA

US-listed independent MRO with parts supply, leasing and defence lines.

Claimed by supplier
Century Fasteners Corp logo
Century Fasteners Corp
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Acts as a master distributor of military, commercial, and electronic fasteners and related consumables for aerospace and defence.

Souk's data signal

Where the AI cites each one.

AAR Corp
Rich · 70%
8 products · 0 certs · 0 named installations
Century Fasteners Corp
Rich · 80%
6 products · 9 certs · 0 named installations
Verified certifications & approvals
AAR Corp
No verified certs surfaced from supplier source.
Century Fasteners Corp
  • ●IAQG — Aerospace quality management system for distributors[AS9120B]
  • ●IAQG — Aerospace quality management system[AS9100D]
  • ●ISO — Quality management system[ISO 9001:2015]
  • ●ISO
  • ●ISO
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Top products extracted
AAR Corp
Airframe MROComponent MROParts Supply (new and used)TraxAerostratAirvoyantAirinmarGovernment Programs and Mobility Systems
Century Fasteners Corp
FastenersMilitary componentsCommercial aerospace componentsElectronic componentsNon-fastener productsCherryMAX® Blind Rivets
Procurement comparison

The spec-by-spec breakdown.

Procurement dimensionAAR CorpCentury Fasteners Corp
Country of originUS—
HeadquartersWood Dale, Illinois, USA—
Founded · years in Gulf1951 · 15 yrs in Gulf— · Gulf tenure not declared
Categories overlap
Both: Aircraft Spares, Parts Distribution & AOG
Only AAR Corp: Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance · AOG, Rotables & Spare-Parts Supply · CAMO, Maintenance Software & Engineering Services
Both: Aircraft Spares, Parts Distribution & AOG
GCC airport installations
0 indexed GCC airports
0 indexed GCC airports
Certifications
Only here: FAA 145, EASA Part-145, Transport Canada CAR-573, GCAA CAR-145
None declared.
Flagship products
6 flagship products
Parts Supply with Trax eMRO + Airvoyant procurement automation · Fleet tear-down and parts-harvesting (whole-aircraft disassembly) · Component MRO — 32,000+ part-number capability network · Engineering Services — STC, ADs, SBs, structural, composite and interiors integration
0 flagship products
International airports7 indexed0 indexed
Tier on Aviation SoukClaimedVerified (data-rich)
Decision forkIf your scope extends to Aircraft MRO / Line Maintenance, AAR Corp brings that as well.If you only need Aircraft Spares, Parts Distribution & AOG, Century Fasteners Corp is the more focused pick.
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