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
Insights from MRO Latin America in Panama—including what potential U.S. tariffs on the region could mean for aerospace manufacturing and workforce.
MRO Podcast

By Lee Ann Shay
EBAA is eliminating the static display and integrating the AIROPS events into its annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
The independent Spanish engine company wants to leverage its manufacturing and MRO capabilities to reduce industry bottlenecks.
Aircraft & Propulsion