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.
Airline customers are concerned about aftermarket support as deliveries of new-generation aircraft and engines ramp up amid service-entry problems and delays.
Anca Mihalache joined APOC Aviation in the new role of VP engine trading. She is tasked with developing a leasing platform; managing engine sales, trades and sales; and evaluating engines for teardown for The Netherlands based company. She was previously at Vallair, where she led its trading and leasing.
