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 more that market uncertainties caused by geopolitics and war rattle investors, the more appealing private aviation becomes for its steadfastness.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Elliott Aviation President and CEO Michael Parrish describes key focus, market demand, first-time buyers and M&A.
Flight Deck

By Lee Ann Shay
Did you know that the acronym MRO—widely used in the aviation aftermarket today—was born from Aviation Week’s MRO ’96, the first MRO Americas?
Safety, Ops & Regulation