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.

 

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Articles

By Lee Ann Shay
The aviation aftermarket is shifting as airlines, OEMs and MROs prepare for the post-pandemic future.
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
The reduction in global widebody flying is prompting GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik to “freeze” their engine joint venture in Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Before his retirement on June 30, NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt shares insights into some key things that would make the aviation industry safer—and how to do it.
Leader Interviews