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
A survey of the MRO industry conducted in March reveals a shift in skills needed and the a high percentage of retirement-age employees.
Workforce & Training

By Lee Ann Shay
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) delivered a Boeing 777-300ER to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv for the prototype passenger-to-freighter conversion on June 4.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels have received their first Super Hornet aircraft, which will undergo flight testing and evaluation at Naval Air Station
Aircraft & Propulsion