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
Focus on the “Project Performance Pyramid”—people, processes and proactivity—was key to the airline’s success.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Lee Ann Shay
As oil prices affect airline usage and fleet decisions, MRO providers need to focus on productivity.
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
Aviation Week sat down with Jim Daily, VP and chief digital officer for GE Aviation, to discuss how digital is changing the aviation aftermarket.