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.

 

Articles

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

By Lee Ann Shay
A checklist of best practices from the 2025 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Lee Ann Shay
Editors discuss MRO workforce challenges, opportunities and DOGE cuts as they reflect on the recent ATEC and ARSA annual conferences.
MRO Podcast