Lee Ann Shay

Executive Editor, Business Aviation & MRO

Washington, DC

Summary

As executive editor of MRO and business aviation, Lee Ann Shay directs Aviation Week's coverage of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), including Inside MRO, and business aviation, including BCA.

She won the World Leadership Forum’s Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards in 2009 (propulsion category) and in 2002 (maintenance category), and has been a finalist in other years. In 2017, Lee Ann won the Aerospace Media Awards' Best Future Tech submission.

She holds a B.A. in English and political science from Luther College and an M.A. in nonfiction writing from Johns Hopkins University.

 

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Articles

By Lee Ann Shay
The aviation MRO market is hot, which is drawing big investments. Listen as editors discuss M&A trends and recent investments in the aftermarket.
MRO Podcast

By Lee Ann Shay
Herber Aircraft's president and CEO discusses changes in inventory management, costs and trickiness of tariffs for this second-generation family business.
Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) urges a pragmatic and bipartisan approach to upgrading the U.S. air traffic control (ATC) system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation