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AVIATION WEEK's MRO Asia Event to Feature Keynote Addresses by Officials from Air China, CAAC

AVIATION WEEK
2007-09-19 02:07 1242

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --

AVIATION WEEK's annual MRO Asia Conference & Exhibition, to be held October 17-18, 2007, at the Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, will feature keynote presentations from two top Chinese industry leaders: Xu ChaoQun, Deputy Director Flight Standards, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), and He Li, Vice President, Air China.

The event, now in its seventh year, is expected to draw nearly 1,500 industry professionals and government executives. It is being produced with support from international partner International Air Transport Association, and gold sponsors Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Goodrich Corp., Honeywell International, and Pratt & Whitney. MRO Asia also will also host an exhibition hall with more than 75 MRO product and services suppliers featuring the latest in service and technology. Participants who register before September 20 will receive free access to the exhibition hall and discounted conference fees.

MRO Asia's theme is "Low Cost/High Quality: Is it Sustainable?" During two days of intensive sessions and workshops, industry leaders will discuss topics including: reducing material costs through the use of PMA parts; forecasts for MRO in Asia (2007-2016); how capacity increases are resulting in greater efficiencies and not just increased manpower; low-cost carriers; and training.

The agenda includes more than 25 speakers, including Li Hai, President, China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group (CASGC); James J. Ballough, Director, Flight Standards Service, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and John J. Hickey, Director, Aircraft Certification Service, U.S. FAA.

"MRO Asia provides a highly interactive environment for industry leaders to learn about the latest trends, facts and information on the Asian aircraft maintenance marketplace," said Tom Henricks, president, AVIATION WEEK. "We are pleased to be returning to Shanghai for MRO Asia 2007."

MRO Asia 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 for participants and the press is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences, or by calling +1 212-904-4483 or 1-800-240-7645.

MRO is produced by AVIATION WEEK Conferences & Exhibitions and Overhaul & Maintenance, in association with Civil Aviation Administration of China, China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group Corp., and International Aviation Group. Silver-level sponsors are HEICO Aerospace, KLM Engineering & Maintenance/AFI Industries, Sargent and Shell Aviation. Bronze-level sponsors are Airbus and United Services. Airline support is provided by Air China.

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 (NYSE: MHP) is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2006 were $6.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.

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