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
Speaking at Aviation Week’s MRO Latin America Conference, ICF International Vice President Jonathan Berger points out fuel typically accounts for about 30% of an airline’s budget.

By Lee Ann Shay
The carrier operates 69 aircraft, comprised of seven Airbus A340-200/300s, four A330-200s, 36 Boeing 737-700/800s and 22 Embraer 190s.

By Lee Ann Shay
We are betting on these near-term MRO trends for 2015.
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