AVIATION WEEK to Conduct North America’s Largest Aviation Maintenance Event April 18-19 in Atlanta
NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ — Top executives from all sectors of the aviation industry will convene during AVIATION WEEK’s annual MRO Conference & Exhibition, to be held April 18-19, 2007, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA. Now in its 12th year, the event will explore the future of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) through a series of executive- level discussions drawing more than 5,500 + industry professionals and government executives. MRO will also host a sold-out exhibition hall with more than 400 MRO product and services suppliers.
The theme of MRO 2007 is “MRO — Lean to the Nth Degree.” During two days of intensive sessions and workshops, industry leaders will share their insights on how to cut expenses while maximizing safety and efficiency. The event’s agenda also explores ways to get and retain military business; growth in the Very Light Jet (VLJ) industry and the opportunities it brings; and the effects of and solutions presented by the shortage in core materials for aircraft manufacture and maintenance. In addition, MRO offers a new general session, “Raising the Bar on Lean,” in which speakers representing organizations at all stages of the lean process will cover the tools and methodologies, such as Lean and Six Sigma, for improving performance within the commercial aviation industry.
MRO’s program includes keynote speeches by Clay Jones, Chairman, President and CEO, Rockwell Collins; Peter McDonald, EVP and COO, United Airlines; and Jim Whitehurst, COO, Delta Air Lines. Other prominent speakers include representatives from:
AAR Corp. Adam Aircraft Industries Aeroframe LLC AeroStrategy LLC Air Force Research Laboratory Air Transport Association Airbus American Airlines Boeing Co. Bombardier ATV Continental Airlines Cytec Engineered Materials Dassault Falcon Jet DayJet Corp. DLS Associates Embraer Empire Aero Center Federal Aviation Administration FedEx Express G2 Limited General Electric Co. HEICO Aerospace Corp. JetBlue Airways L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Lufthansa Technik Group Lynne Carbone & Associates Inc. MagnumJet Mercer Management Consulting Northwest Airlines Pratt & Whitney Rockwell Collins Scott AFB Snecma Services Team SAI Thales Avionics Inc. Transport Canada United Services UPS USAF Virgin America Vueling Airlines
“The primary goal of AVIATION WEEK’s MRO Conference & Exhibition is to improve our attendees’ businesses by bringing them the latest developments in all facets of operations, business, technology and safety,” said Tom Henricks, President, AVIATION WEEK. “Through continued innovation, MRO’s program addresses the most important topics today and anticipates the challenges and opportunities that may arise tomorrow. It’s this innovation that has made our event the largest and most important in the MRO marketplace,” Henricks added.
Additional information and online registration for MRO 2007 is available at http://www.aviationnow.com/conferences, or by calling +1 212-904-3225.
MRO is produced by Aviation Week Conferences & Exhibitions and Overhaul & Maintenance magazine, in association with the Air Transport Association and Mercer Management Consulting. The International Air Transport Association is the event’s international sponsor. Gold sponsors are Delta TechOps; Goodrich Corp.; Honeywell; Pemco; Pratt & Whitney; and United Services. Silver-level sponsors are Air Canada Technical Services; HEICO Aerospace Corp.; Oracle Corp.; Sargent Avborne; Shell Aviation; Spirit AeroSystems; and Triumph Group. Bronze-level sponsors are AAR Corp.; API; Aerotech Holdings Inc.; American Airlines; Harter Industries Inc.; Jouve Aviation Solutions; Lexmark International; Messier Services; STG Aerospace Ltd.; Timco Aviation Services; Trax USA Corp.; and Ultramain Systems Inc. The copper sponsor is ExxonMobil Aviation Lubricants. Airline support is provided by American Airlines; ABX Air Inc.; ASTAR Air Cargo; Atlas Air Inc.; Delta Air Lines; Northwest Airlines; Polar Air Cargo Inc.; UPS; and USAirways. The MRO/ATA Reception Sponsor is SAP.
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