** Shares of aerospace and defense equipment supplier
Triumph Group TGI.N rise 6% to $13.01 before the bell
** Triumph announces sale of its Product Support unit,
specializing in maintenance and repair of critical aircraft
components, to AAR Corp AIR.N for $725 mln in cash
** Deal is expected to be accretive to AAR's revenue growth
and adjusted EPS in the first full fiscal year
** AAR's transaction is expected to provide run-rate cost
synergies of $10 mln
** Up to Wednesday's close, TGI up nearly 17% YTD
(Reporting by Mehr Bedi in Bengaluru)
((Mehr.Bedi@thomsonreuters.com;))