UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 19, 2012

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

27727 Avenue Scott

Valencia, California 91355

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (661) 775-7200

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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On January 19, 2012, Peter J. Clare notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) that he is resigning from his position as a director, effective immediately. Mr. Clare’s resignation from the Board is the result of competing demands on his schedule due to his promotion last year to Co-Head of US Buyouts at The Carlyle Group, as well as the Company’s desire to create room on the Board for an additional independent director; Mr. Clare’s resignation is not related to a disagreement with the Company.

The Company is in the process of identifying a successor to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Clare’s resignation. Accordingly, the Board will have eight members until a successor is appointed.

This Current Report contains forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate” and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: general economic and industry conditions; changes in military spending; risks unique to suppliers of equipment and services to the U.S. government; risks associated with our long-term, fixed-price agreements that have no guarantee of future sales volumes; risks associated with the loss of significant customers, a material reduction in purchase orders by significant customers or the delay, scaling back or elimination of significant programs on which we rely; our ability to effectively manage our inventory; our suppliers’ ability to provide us with the products we sell in a timely manner, in adequate quantities and/or at a reasonable cost; our ability to maintain an effective information technology system; our ability to retain key personnel; risks associated with our international operations; fluctuations in our financial results from period-to-period; affiliates of The Carlyle Group’s ability to control the majority of the voting power of our outstanding common stock; our ability to effectively compete in our industry; risks related to our indebtedness; and other risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements as well as other cautionary statements that are made from time to time in our public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this Current Report in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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