AVIATION WEEK to Present MRO Military Conference & Exhibition April 17-18 in Atlanta

NEW YORK, March 19 /PRNewswire/ — AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, today announced that the 4th annual MRO Military Conference & Exhibition will be held in April 17-18, 2007. MRO Military will be co-located at AVIATION WEEK’s annual MRO Conference & Exhibition at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA.

MRO Military unites an exclusive group of top-level military officers and senior industry executives to explore solutions to the challenges they face during this time of increased military activity. More than 350 industry professionals and government executives are expected to attend.

The event’s agenda, “Fleet Readiness: Hitting the KPPs Through Lean Initiatives,” will include presentations on readiness and availability priorities for the coming year from top leaders at the U.S. Department of Defense. Keynote speakers include Gen. Bruce Carlson, Commander, USAF Materiel Command, Wright Patterson AFB, and RADM Alan Thompson, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations).

The agenda is based on selection of best practices across the industry that support DoD’s key issues surrounding supply chain fill rate, use of prognostics, turnaround times, and work flow improvement. Panelists will also discuss the introduction of PMA parts into the military MRO capabilities.

   Speakers and panelists on the agenda include representatives from:    AeroStrategy LLC   Airbus Technical Services   Battelle Institute   Bell Helicopter   Boeing Integrated Defense Systems   Corpus Christi Army Depot   GE Aircraft Engines   Honeywell Defense & Space   L-3 Communications Integrated Systems   Lockheed Martin Aeronautics   NGRAIN   Northrop Grumman   Pratt & Whitney   Sikorsky Aircraft   StandardAero Ltd.   Timken Bearing Inspection   Tinker AFB   Department of Defense   US Army   USAF Materiel Command   US Navy   

“MRO Military exists to help the MRO industry identify best practices that align with the Department of Defense’s continuous improvement goals,” said Tom Henricks, President, AVIATION WEEK. “In a time of increased military activity and urgency surrounding reset and system availability, we are pleased to help bring leaders together to assess the climate of current MRO Military activity and explore potential solutions and emerging opportunities.”

Additional information and online registration for MRO Military is available at http://www.aviationnow.com/conferences, or by calling +1 212-904- 3225.

MRO Military is produced by AVIATION WEEK Conferences & Exhibitions and Overhaul & Maintenance magazine. Media sponsors are Aviation Week & Space Technology and Defense Technology International.

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