AVIATION WEEK Announces 2007 MRO Europe Award Winners

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ — AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, today announced that Fokker Services and Monarch Aircraft Engineering are winners of two awards for excellence in Europe’s maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) industry. The winners will be honored during AVIATION WEEK’s MRO 2007 Europe Conference & Exhibition in Milan, Italy, Nov. 7-8, 2007. Now in its tenth year, MRO Europe brings together nearly 2,000 industry professionals and government executives to explore the industry’s future through a series of management-level discussions.

Fokker Services will receive the 2007 Best European Independent MRO Operation award, as selected by editors at Overhaul & Maintenance (O&M). The award honors Fokker Services’ success in implementing long-term, competitive support agreements and innovative commitment to the aircraft it services. Now one of six Airbus-approved outfitters for its corporate jetliner family, Fokker Services also is expanding into the arena of VIP completions as a preferred choice in the top-of-the-line corporate jet market.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering received the 2007 Best European Airline MRO Operation award, as selected by O&M editors. The award recognizes Monarch’s success in upgrading engines via Pratt & Whitney technologies, expanding in- house engine capabilities and implementing new software for efficiencies. With 35 years of experience in the aircraft maintenance industry, Monarch provides comprehensive, innovative service at its eight permanent line stations in the U.K. and Spain, as well as its three seasonal line stations in Europe and Asia.

Tom Henricks, President of AVIATION WEEK, said, “We are delighted to be honoring Monarch Aircraft Engineering and Fokker Services at MRO Europe, the largest and most important event in Europe’s MRO aviation industry. The example of their leadership will help the entire MRO marketplace become safer, more productive and ultimately more profitable.”

MRO Europe is produced by AVIATION WEEK Conferences & Exhibitions and Overhaul & Maintenance. The International Air Transport Association is the event’s International Partner, and the event is supported by the Association of European Airlines. Boeing, Goodrich, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney and Shell Aviation are gold sponsors. Silver-level sponsors are AAR, Alitalia Engineering & Maintenance, Heico Aerospace, Messier Services/Snecma Services, Sargent and Spirit Aerosystems. Bronze-level sponsors are Aerotech Holdings, Delta TechOps, Sabena Technics, Trax, and United Services. Additional information about the 2007 MRO Europe event is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences.

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