AVIATION WEEK Presents MRO Europe & MRO Military on September 28-30 in London

NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK will present the 13th annual MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) Europe Conference and Exhibition and MRO Military Europe on September 28-30 at the ExCel Center in London. Both conferences and the associated tradeshow will bring together airlines, operators, OEMs, MROs, suppliers, military personnel and government officials to examine the state of the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry and prepare for the industry's future as it recovers from the global economic crisis.

MRO Europe's "Taxiway to Takeoff: Turning Challenges into Opportunities" theme captures topics related to the A&D industry's recovery from the recession, including ideas for improving inventory deployment, applying effective management strategies, maximizing supply chain efficiencies, understanding demand planning and forecasting, and attracting and retaining a global workforce. MRO Military Europe will focus on sustaining aircraft and other military assets in the midst of increasing pressure on defense budgets.

These co-located events will offer opportunities for attendees to network with the industry's finest professionals during in-depth workshops and in a sold-out exhibition hall. Conference sessions will deliver best practices and case studies from MRO and aviation leaders, such as:

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of Air Staff, Royal Air Force (UK)
• Air Vice-Marshal Gunter May, Weapons Systems Commander,  German Air Force
• Thanos Pascalis, COO, Olympic Air and CEO, Olympic Engineering
• Willie Walsh, AEA Chairman 2010 and CEO, British Airways

Additional information and online registration are available at http://aviationweek.com/events/ or by calling 1-800-240-7645 or +1-212-904-4483. On Twitter, follow @aviationweek or search for #MROE or #MROMIL. Register by August 18 for a free exhibit hall pass and discounted conference fees. Special rates apply for MRO providers, airlines, government, military, media, and groups of three or more. Onsite demos of MRO Prospector, AVIATION WEEK's intelligence tool for MRO providers, airlines, suppliers and OEMs, are also available.

MRO Europe and MRO Military are produced by AVIATION WEEK and Overhaul & Maintenance. Gold sponsors of MRO Europe include AAR Corp., Goodrich Corp., and Turkish Technic Inc. Silver sponsors are Aveos, Bombardier, Chromalloy, Delta TechOps, HEICO Aerospace, and Pratt & Whitney. Bronze sponsors include Air Berlin Technik, Airbus, Fokker, Lufthansa Technik, My Technic, Spirit AeroSystems, and TRAX USA Corp. The copper sponsor is Volvo Aero. Supporting organizations include the Association of European Airlines, the Air Transport Association, and the International Air Transport Association. Aviation Week & Space Technology, Asian Aviation and Low-Fare & Regional Airlines are the media sponsors. MRO Military media sponsors are Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, and Defence Review Asia.

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