After hours Tuesday, Delaware-based AAR (NYSE:AIR), a global aviation, aerospace, and defense service and product provider, announced financial earnings for their first quarter in 2008. The company ended the quarter with income from continuing operations of $18.7 million, or 45 cents per share, compared to $15.3 million in the same period last year. Total sales for the quarter were $359.9 million, up from $306.0 million a year ago. Shares of AAR were down 58 cents to $15.09 in Wednesday morning trading.

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