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
AAR needs to find more mechanics to help it grow and is proactively working with colleges, the latest in Chicago, to foster the skills students need.
MRO

By Lee Ann Shay
The MRO demand across civil, military, helicopters and business aviation will amount to $170.8 billion in 2019.

By Lee Ann Shay
The FAA is considering incorporating examiner functions into its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program.
Business Aviation