NEW YORK, March 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aviation Week Network’s MRO Americas (#MROAM) is taking place at the Orange County Convention Center April 10-12 in Orlando. The event is the one place where all levels of the MRO industry gather for three days of 360° learning experience: education, networking, and an unparalleled and extensive exhibition floor offering a mix of new and innovative products, technologies, offerings and services.  See here for agenda.

MRO America’s primary focus is on commercial aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), but returning this year is military aviation MRO with the continuation of the Military Aviation Logistics & Maintenance Symposium, supported by the Logistics Officers Association (LOA) to bring “best practices” together.

“MRO Americas is an exciting event, where deals happen, contacts are made and where the industry comes together, year after year, to engage, develop, discuss and grow their businesses,” said Lydia Janow, Managing Director/Events & Tradeshows, Aviation Week Network. 

MRO America’s supporting sponsor is Enterprise Florida.  Diamond Sponsors are Aviation Technical Services, GA Telesis, Pratt & Whitney, Rhinestahl CTS and UTC Aerospace Systems; Platinum Sponsors are Airbus, Chromalloy, GE Aviation, HAECO, HEICO, MRO Holdings, MTU Maintenance, Safran, StandardAero, Satair, Triumph Group, Inc., and United Technical Operations.

Highlights from the conference include:

• Three-way competition: Boeing, Embraer and Airbus with Johann Bordais, President & CEO, Services & Support, Embraer; Laurent Martinez, SVP, Head of Business Unit Services, Airbus; and Stan Deal, President and CEO, Boeing Global Services.
   
• Kent Horton, Director, Aircraft Engineering, Southwest Airlines and A4A Engineering Maintenance and Materiel Council Chairman.
  

• State of the Airlines during which airlines’ operational and technical leadership will candidly share their fleet status and upcoming projects.  Participating airlines are Alaska, American, Delta, FedEx, Southwest, United and UPS.
  
  
• Speakers from the Military Aviation Logistics & Maintenance include Lt. General Lee Levy, Commander of Air Force Sustainment Center; Brig. General John Kubinec, Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, USAF; Col. Allan Lanceta, Commander, Corpus Christi Army Depot, U.S. Army; and Lt. General John Cooper, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force.
   
• The Annual Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC), presented by Snap-on, taking place in the MRO Exhibition Hall.

Additional upcoming MRO events are here.

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