VIPER Transitions announces job training partnership with aviation maintenance provider AAR VIPER Transitions Press Release | April 14, 2021 Estimated reading time 4 minutes, 27 seconds. VIPER Transitions, a veteran-run job training program that equips service members transitioning from military to civilian life with resources and transferable skills for a successful career, launches its first aircraft maintenance workforce program in partnership with AAR, a leading provider of aviation services for commercial and government customers worldwide. AAR kicked off the new alliance with a $25,000 grant powered by the Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all, to help pay for tools and equipment to be used by participants. The program will include general aviation curriculum developed by the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) and a week each of airframe and powerplant instruction for a total of 480 hours. Graduates will either continue their training at an AIM campus or go to work at a partner company like AAR. The first cohort of an estimated 10-15 students will begin in May.