Lee Ann Shay

Executive Editor, Business Aviation & MRO

Chicago, IL

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.

 

Articles

By Lee Ann Shay
Editors share insights from Sun ‘n Fun, Aero Friedrichshafen and the Aerospace Maintenance Council’s Competition at MRO Americas. And yes, tariffs came up!
BCA Podcast

By Lee Ann Shay
Listen in as editors discuss market details as the tariff war disrupts the aviation industry, leaving airlines and the aftermarket facing uncertainty.
MRO Podcast

By Lee Ann Shay
The new Trump tariffs and trade wars could indelibly alter the global aerospace and defense industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain