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.

 

Articles

By Lee Ann Shay
Editors discuss trends and topics they expect at this year’s MRO Americas 2025, such as workforce, new technology initiatives and capacity challenges.
MRO Podcast

By Lee Ann Shay
Lori DiMarco, senior vice president of technical operations, discusses Mesa’s shift to a single fleet, efficiency gains and technology implementations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
LHT’s Calgary facility will have the company’s first Leap test cell in Canada, supporting Westjet’s Boeing 737 fleet under a $3 billion, 15-year contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion