ALTA and UBM Aviation’s Latin America & Caribbean Engineering & MRO Summit Takes Place Next Week

SAO PAOLO, October 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

ALTA and UBM Aviation's Latin America & Caribbean Engineering & MRO Summit will take place next week at the Tivoli Sao Paulo - Mofarrej Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 17-18, 2012.

Providing interactive content through presentations, panel discussions and expert-led workshops, as well as exclusive airline networking opportunities in an intimate setting, the event has been billed as a 'must-attend' for the industry.

To be attended by over 60 airline representatives, as well as representatives from OEMs, independent MRO providers and manufacturers, civil aviation authorities and leasing companies, the Summit aims to provide delegates with critical market updates on a range of technical, operational and market-led themes.

Airlines so far confirmed to attend include:

Aerogal, Aerolinea de Antioquia, Aerolineas Argentinas, AeroMexico, Avianca, Avianca Taca, Azul Linhas Aereas, Copa Airlines, Cubana, Gol Linhas Aéreas, LAN Airlines, Mexicana de Aviacion, Sky Airlines, TACA, TAM and VRG Linhas Aereas.

Other companies attending include:

AAR Corp, AeroInv, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeroman, Aeross Components and Maintenance, Aeroturbine, Aerowing, Aeroxchange, Airbus Americas, Airline Services Components, AJ Walter, Avianca Taca, AviaSupport, Avio-Diepen, AWAS Aviation Services, BAE Systems, Barfield, B/E Aerospace Consumables Management, Boeing, CFM, Copa Airlines, DCM Aeronautique, Delta Tech Ops, Eaton Aerospace, Embraer, GE Aviation, GKN Aerospace, Global Airtech, GOL, HEICO, Honeywell, Hutchinson Aerospace, ICF SH&E, ILS Cargo Brazil, Kuehne + Nagel, LAN, Lufthansa Consulting, Lufthansa Technik, Moog, MTU Maintenance Hannover, NORDAM, Petrobas, Pluna, PPG Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, PTI Technologies, Regional Airline Support Group, Rockwell Collins, Sky Service Business Aviation, SR Technics, StandardAero, TAM MRO, TAP M&E, Techman Head,  TES Aviation, VAS Aero Services, VRG Linhas Aereas, Webjet, Wencor, Werner Aero Services, Whitejets, Willis Lease, World Atlantic Airlines and Zodiac Services Americas.

Speaking on behalf of UBM Aviation, Programme Editor, Jim Whittock, hailed the significance of the event:

"With senior representatives from Latin America's leading airlines, manufacturers and service providers contributing to an exciting programme of talks, the Summit marks the beginning of a new era for the region's aviation sector. This is a time of stunning growth for companies from the top to the bottom of the MRO supply chain, and an event like this will provide a fitting platform upon which they can discuss the best way forward for themselves and for the industry in the months that follow."

Places are still available for the event. Visit http://www.alta-ubma-mrosummit.com to register or for further information.

Contact:

Michael A. Oakes, Conferences Managing Editor, UBM Aviation – michael.oakes@ubm.com, tel: +44(0)20-7921-8278