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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
Christophe Marchand, an Airbus A220 production test pilot, spoke with BCA editor Lee Ann Shay on Dec. 15, the day after the first flight of the Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty, the corporate aircraft version of the A220.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Marty Kretchman, Signature Flight Support’s senior vice president of operations planning, talks with Aviation Week editor Lee Ann Shay about its sustainable aviation fuel projections, as well as its book and claim program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Business jet OEMs surprised the industry multiple times in 2021 with the introduction of aircraft. Will 2022 bring similar moves? Gulfstream announced
Aircraft & Propulsion