ALTA and UBM Aviation Join Forces to Launch Major Airline MRO Event in the Latin America and Caribbean Region

London (ots/PRNewswire) -

UBM Aviation and the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport
Association (ALTA) have announced the launch of a major new event for
the region's airline engineering and maintenance community. The Latin
America & Caribbean Engineering & MRO Summit 2012 will take place in
Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 17-19 2012 and will bring together
senior representatives from the entire MRO spectrum from across the
region, and their international counterparts.

Through this new partnership ALTA and UBM Aviation will work
together for the benefit of the region's aviation industry. UBM
Aviation's CEO Phil Callow said that "with regional MRO growth rates
exceeding 5% annually over the next decade, this collaboration is the
perfect marriage of ALTA's leadership in this rapidly-developing
region and UBM Aviation's expertise at facilitating knowledge-sharing
and networking in this industry." He added, "We look forward to
working with ALTA to create a summit which will serve as the region's
meeting place for airlines, MROs, OEMs, lessors and other suppliers
from around the world."

Alex de Gunten, ALTA's Executive Director, noted, "ALTA is
delighted at the opportunity of working together with a world-class
organization, like UBM, with expertise in such a broad range of
aviation related services. This will allow us to apply our know-how
and relationship-building experience in the Latin America and
Caribbean, leveraging our leadership, expertise and presence in the
Region to continue promoting a safer and more efficient industry."
ALTA recently held the long-standing and highly successful
Aeronautical Material Procurement Committee (CCMA by its Spanish
acronym), an event that hosted over 800 attendees and sold out nearly
one month before the conference.

The region's airline community is supporting this new event which
is expected to act as a catalyst for the development of cutting-edge
maintenance and engineering services in one of the world's fastest -
growing aviation regions. The high-profile conference will take place
over two days and will feature a high level summit, closed airline
sessions, a gala dinner and a host of other networking and learning
opportunities.

To register your interest please go to
http://www.ubmaviation.com/latamsurvey.

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About ALTA

ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) is
a private, non-profit organization, whose more than 30 member
airlines represent over 90 percent of the region's commercial air
traffic. ALTA coordinates the collaborative efforts of its members in
order to facilitate the development of safer, more efficient and
environmentally friendly air transport in the Latin America and
Caribbean region for the mutual benefit of the association's members,
their customers and the industry. Founded in 1980, ALTA is currently
celebrating its 30th anniversary.

For more information, visit http://www.alta.aero

For further information, please contact:

Michael A. Oakes, Conferences Managing Editor, UBM Aviation -
michael.oakes@ubm.com, tel: +44(0)207921-8278 Or Alberto Cortes,
Marketing Director, ALTA - acortes@alta.aero

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