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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2

                                                                   ATTACHMENT II

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the AAR CORP. (the "Company") Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the period ending May 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Timothy J. Romenesko, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the
best of my knowledge:

     1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


Date:  August 26, 2002                    /s/ TIMOTHY J. ROMENESKO
                                          ------------------------
                                          Timothy J. Romenesko
                                          Vice President, Treasurer and
                                          Chief Financial Officer


The foregoing certification is provided solely for purposes of complying with
the provisions of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.