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

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

September 19, 2007

    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. 
    
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     U.S. Contacts: 

     Patricia Walsh
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     Joe D'Andrea
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     Asia Contact: 

     Echo Jia
     International Aviation Group
     China Aviation Media Group
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