/EINPresswire.com/ -- NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - August 21, 2017) - Aviation Week MRO Europe (#MROE) will be held October 3-5 at the ExCeL London. Exhibition space is almost completely sold out based on the tremendous success of MRO Europe 2016, which took place in Amsterdam.

Focused on commercial aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), the event is the industry's largest in Europe featuring speakers from airlines, OEMs, regulators, suppliers, lessors, and service providers. MRO Europe is sponsored by CFM, Chromalloy, HEICO, Pratt & Whitney, Satair Group, StandardAero and UTC Aerospace Systems at the Platinum Level.

Attendance MRO Europe is expected to surpass the 7,000 registered attendees for last year's conference and exhibition, with more than 600 attendees representing airlines. Each year, approximately two-third of attendees serve at the vice president, director or manager level with more than half representing a "buy/approve" influence. More than 400 service providers will be in attendance.

The keynote address will be delivered by Laurent Martinez, Head of Services for Airbus, who will share the Airbus Global Market Forecast and speak on the direction aircraft maintenance is headed from the perspective of the OEM.

Attendees will also hear industry leaders and executives from Virgin Atlantic, Wizz Air Hungary, GE Aviation, Boeing, Delta TechOps, Qatar Airways, Rolls-Royce Digital, AFI KLM E&M, Iberia Maintenance, Lufthansa Technik, Egyptair, Embraer, Icelandair, and easyjet, among others.

Sessions include:

• MRO Europe Market Forecast and Key Trends
• Big Data: Finding the winners
• Investing in Old versus New
• Dynamics and Trends: MRO Partnerships
• New Technology Investment: Go or No-Go?
• Connectivity and Cabin Modification
• Supply Chain & Predictive Maintenance
• State of the Airlines Fleet and Requirements Review

New to MRO Europe will be the Heli Zone and "Go-Live" Demo Theater on the Exhibition Floor. Aviation Week Network's Helicopter Fleet & MRO Forecast estimates that the worldwide business fleet will grow to 34,700 aircraft by 2025, with a 10-year MRO requirement of $83 billion.

"As the leading hub for the latest news ands trends, MRO Europe sets the standard for networking with aviation decision makers and experiencing the latest technology," said Lydia Janow, Managing Director/Events & Tradeshows, Aviation Week Network. "MRO Europe grows year after year with a record number of 7,000 registered attendees in 2016. We are looking forward to returning to London and expect an even larger number of attendees."

MRO Europe registration hours are Tuesday, October 2, 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, October 3 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, October 4 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibition hours are Wednesday, October 3, 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, October 4, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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