ADVISORY/Aviation Week's MRO Conference, Asia's Largest Aviation Maintenance Event, Focuses on Partnerships and Joint Ventures, New Regulations, and Maintenance Solutions.

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ADVISORY...for Tues. (12/3)

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MRO Asia Brings Global Best Practices to Overhaul and

Maintenance Professionals

WHAT:    AVIATION WEEK'S MRO Asia Conference & Exhibition
WHEN:    December 3-5, 2002 in Singapore
INFORMATION: www.AviationNow.com/conferences or by calling
             [phone].

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION: Aircraft safety, costs and strategies of maintaining aircraft in an uncertain aviation market -- issues that affect airlines, OEMs, suppliers, service providers and the military -- will be the focus of discussions and displays during MRO Asia. It is the largest conference and exhibition in the region dedicated to the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market, and brings together top airline and government maintenance officials, maintenance and safety experts, and suppliers who serve the industry.

-- Michel Turpin, President, Snecma

-- Xu Chao Qun, Director Continue Airworthiness & Maintenance Division, Flight Standards Department of CAAC

-- Takashi Koimai, Manager, Maintenance Planning, Engineering & Maintenance Div., Japan Airlines

-- Elizabeth Erickson, FAA Director for Asia Pacific

-- Zheng Yan, Executive Director, Ameco-Beijing

-- Plus, Cathay Pacific, Philippines Airlines, Air France, Boeing, Airbus, Rockwell Collins, Malaysia Airlines, Air New Zealand, Lufthansa, Korean Air, Japan Airlines, Nordam International, Pratt & Whitney, Middle River Aircraft Systems, global regulatory agencies, and many more.

-- LG (NS) Bey Soo Khiang, Senior Executive Vice President,

Technical, SIA (keynote speaker)

-- Michel Turpin, President, Snecma

-- Xu Chao Qun, Director Continue Airworthiness & Maintenance Division, Flight Standards Department of CAAC

-- Takashi Koimai, Manager, Maintenance Planning, Engineering & Maintenance Div., Japan Airlines

-- Elizabeth Erickson, FAA Director for Asia Pacific

-- Zheng Yan, Executive Director, Ameco-Beijing

-- Plus, Cathay Pacific, Philippines Airlines, Air France, Boeing, Airbus, Rockwell Collins, Malaysia Airlines, Air New Zealand, Lufthansa, Korean Air, Japan Airlines, Nordam International, Pratt & Whitney, Middle River Aircraft Systems, global regulatory agencies, and many more.

MRO Asia will host the very first aviation maintenance Blended Training Solutions Seminar presented by Aviation Learning Inc. Maintenance supervisors, trainers, team leaders and other operations managers will benefit from this on-site seminar, which delivers high-quality, factory-endorsed, and FAA approved training.

The conference will also feature the MRO Asia Awards, which recognize companies operating in the Asia-Pacific region for excellence in aviation/aerospace aftermarket operations. This year's recipients are:

-- The Best Asia/Pacific Independent MRO Operation of the Year -

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd (HAECO)

-- The Best Asia/Pacific Airline MRO Operation of the Year - SIA

Engineering Co. Ltd.

MRO Asia is produced in association with Overhaul & Maintenance magazine and Mil-Con Aerospace, in partnership with Airbus and Boeing. It is supported by the Association of Aerospace Enterprises, Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, Netherlands Aerospace Group, and United Airlines. Aviation Week Conferences & Exhibitions is the professional education and events arm of Aviation Week, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP).