AVIATION WEEK to Conduct North America's Largest Aviation Maintenance Event April 15-17 in Fort Lauderdale

NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Top executives from all sectors of the aviation and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry will convene during AVIATION WEEK's 13th annual MRO Conference & Exhibition, to be held on April 15-17, 2008, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Now in its 13th year, the event will explore the future of aviation MRO through a series of executive-level discussions drawing more than 5,500 aviation industry professionals, military officials, and government executives. MRO will also host a sold-out exhibition hall with more than 500 MRO product and services suppliers.

The theme of MRO 2008 is "Efficient, Safe & Green." During three days of intensive sessions and workshops, industry leaders will share their insights on how to navigate the green mandate while cutting expenses and maximizing safety and efficiency. The event's agenda also examines leaning MRO operations with e-business; emerging markets in China, South America, India and Eastern Europe; and Wall Street's analysis of the industry. General sessions will provide vital information on today's top issues, such as "The 'Greening' of MRO's Front Lines," a discussion of green technologies and how they are being applied during line maintenance and other MRO processes.

"For 13 years, MRO has provided a forum for leaders in aviation who need to stay on top of new developments in the maintenance, repair and overhaul arena," said Tom Henricks, president, AVIATION WEEK. "This year, we are proud to focus on the greening of our industry, an effort that will not only improve our attendees' businesses, but also contribute to a better world."

MRO's program includes keynote presentations by Richard Anderson, CEO, Delta Air Lines; Montie Brewer, President and CEO, Air Canada; and Bill Diffenderffer, CEO, Skybus Airlines. Other prominent speakers include representatives from:

     AAR Corp.
     Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies
     ACTS
     AeroStrategy LLC
     Air Canada
     Air France Industries
     Air Transport Association
     Airbus
     Alitalia Servizi E&M
     Ameco Beijing
     Bearing Point
     Boeing Co.
     Continental Airlines
     Delta Air Lines
     DEPFA First Albany Securities LLC
     DLS Associates
     FAA
     FedEx Express
     GE Aviation
     Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
     Lufthansa Technik
     National Business Aircraft Association
     NetJets Aviation
     Oliver Wyman Cavok
     OppenheimerFunds
     Pratt & Whitney Global Svc. Partners
     RW Aviation Advisors
     Skybus Airlines
     Team SAI, Inc.
     TIMCO
     Triumph Airborne Structures, Inc.
     United Services
     University of Tennessee
     UPS Airlines
     US Airways
     VEM

MRO 2008 is presented by AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries. Additional information and online registration are available at http://aviationweek.com/conferences/mromain.htm, or by calling +1-800-240-7645 or +1-212-904-4483.

MRO 2008 is produced by AVIATION WEEK Conferences & Exhibitions and Overhaul & Maintenance, in association with Oliver Wyman Cavok. The International Air Transport Association is the event's international partner. ACTS, Delta TechOps, Goodrich, Honeywell and United Services are gold sponsors. Silver level sponsors are Aerotech Holdings, Alitalia Servizi Engineering & Maintenance, American Airlines Maintenance Services, Avio- Diepen, HEICO Aerospace, Stork Fokker Services BV, Spirit Aerosystems, and The Triumph Group, Inc. Bronze level sponsors include AAR, Israel Aerospace Industries -- Bedek Aviation Group, Oracle Corp., Sabena Technics TAT Group, Snecma Services/Messier Services SAFRAN Group, Team SAI Consulting Services, TIMCO Aviation Services, and Volvo Aero. Airline support is provided by ABX Air Inc., American Airlines, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Northwest Airlines. The reception sponsor is SAP.

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 website, http://www.aviationweek.com, offers the industry's most reliable news, information, search and online community tools. Premium content services include the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, an integrated business tool for managers, business developers, buyers and technical professionals, and MRO Prospector, a unique web-based suite of data and tools for business development and benchmarking in maintenance, repair and overhaul. The group also produces prominent conferences, exhibitions and management forums around the world.

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