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Association of European Airlines Supports AVIATION WEEK's MRO Europe Conference & Exhibition

Posted on: Wednesday, 20 September 2006, 09:01 CDT

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry and airline executives from all sectors of Western and Eastern Europe's aviation industry will convene 18- 20 October in Amsterdam to explore the future of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) during AVIATION WEEK's annual MRO Europe Conference & Exhibition.

Ensuring European airlines stay connected to MRO Europe, AVIATION WEEK today announced the support the Association of European Airlines (AEA). AEA represents 31 major airlines, and has been the trusted voice of the European airline industry for over 50 years.

Europe accounts for almost one-third of the $36 billion global commercial and regional/business jet MRO market, and to help define where airlines want to go in terms of better processes at less cost, MRO Europe will examine key issues which define the state of the industry, such as increased outsourcing of MRO activities, the steady growth of parts manufactured approval (PMA) parts, and continued consolidation.

"The MRO Market in Europe is a unique environment, partly driven by the large percentage of low-cost carriers, the increased outsourcing, steadily growing use of parts manufacturer approval (PMA) parts, and smaller average fleet sizes," said AVIATION WEEK President Tom Henricks. "Participants at MRO Europe will get a unique insight into these issues, as well as experience the full range of business, technological and operational developments and trends in the MRO marketplace."

According to AEA Secretary General Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus: "We see our partnership as a win-win situation for both AVIATION WEEK and the AEA. We are proud to become a main partner in Europe's most important Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Conference. The AEA will create further added value by bringing in its well established network of airline contacts as well as its expertise in the field of European safety regulation affecting the European MRO business."

MRO Europe, the most important event for the European aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul industry, gives airline maintenance professionals the opportunity to connect with the MRO industry through presentations and panel discussions, and a sold-out exhibit hall. It attracts more than 2000 top industry and airline executives from all sectors of Europe's aviation industry.

MRO Europe features executive-level discussions and a sold out exhibition hall with more than 245 MRO product and service suppliers. Keynote addresses will be provided by:

* Peter Hartman, Deputy President & CEO, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines * Jason Bitter, COO, SkyEurope Airlines

Additional information and online registration for MRO Europe is available at http://www.aviationnow.com/conferences, or by calling +1 212-904-4483.

About the AEA

The Association of European Airlines (AEA) brings together 31 European established service and scheduled network carriers. These collectively carry 320 million passengers and 6 million tons of cargo each year, operating 2,400 aircraft serving 620 destinations in 160 countries with 10,720 flights a day. They provide around 378,000 jobs directly, and generate a total turnover of euro 75 billion.

About MRO Europe

Produced by AVIATION WEEK and Overhaul & Maintenance magazine in partnership with Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance.

Gold Sponsors: The Boeing Company and Pratt & Whitney.

Silver Sponsors: Fokker Services, Goodrich, MNG Technics, Sargent Avborne, and Snemca Services/Messier Services.

Bronze sponsors: Airbus, HEICO Aerospace, Honeywell, AND United Services.

Airline Support: Association of European Airlines (AEA), Aegean Airlines, JetBlue, Quantas Airlines.

About AVIATION WEEK

AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes the publications Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, The Weekly of Business Aviation, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report and the World Aerospace Database. The group's web portal, http://www.aviationweek.com/, offers the industry's most reliable news, information, intelligence and features, and its Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) at http://www.aviationweek.com/awin is the industry's most integrated business tool for managers, business developers, buyers and technical professionals across the entire aviation and aerospace field. The group also produces 12 major conferences and exhibitions in the MRO, defense and programs sectors. Information is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The corporation has more than 290 offices in 38 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6.0 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

AVIATION WEEK

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Web site: http://www.aviationweek.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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