2013 - 2020 Award Winners

2020 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist – Garrett Reim

 

Best Propulsion submission – Thierry Dubois

Propeller Manufacturers Aim For Technology Improvements - Aviation Week & Space Technology

 

Best Un-manned Systems submission - Kelsey D. Atherton

Stealthy no more? Can the Army secure an American-made quadcopter? - C4ISRNET

 

Best Image - Mark Wagner

Chinese PLAF J 10 team - Aviation Week Show News

 

Best Safety, Training & Simulation submission - Jon Ostrower

Emergency Autoland puts Garmin on the bleeding edge of autonomous flying - The Air Current

 

Best Passenger & Crew Wellbeing submission - Alexander Preston

Breathing Easy – Inflight

 

Best Digital Submission - Corporate Jet Investor

 

Best Aerospace & Defence Business submission - Jill Aitoro

Rocked by scandal: Can defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom regain some legitimacy? - Defense News

 

Best Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul submission - Victoria Moores

A Matter of Time - Inside MRO

 

Best Business Aviation submission - Kate Sarsfield

Flights for cash make grey skies - Flight International

 

Best Military Aviation submission - Alex Quade

Legendary special operations aviator reveals bin Laden mission details for the first time - Military Times

 

Best Rotorcraft submission - Gareth Jennings

Rotary revolution: Helicopter technology advancements on the cusp - Jane’s International Defence Review

 

Best Commercial Aviation submission - Jon Ostrower

Boeing's NMA in doubt as airlines take fresh look at 737 Max & 757 replacement - The Air Current

 

Best Publication - Flight International

 

The Bill Gunston Technology Writer of the Year Award - Elan Head - eVTOL.com

 

Best In-depth Aviation submission

Judges Commendation - Yuvan Kumar & Alasdair Whyte

Oh! Cocaina! - Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly

 

Best In-depth Aviation submission - Theo Leggett

What went wrong inside Boeing's cockpit?" BBC website

 

The Aerospace Reporter of the Year - Sean Broderick

 

Lifetime Achievement Award – Tim Hall

 

Lifetime Achievement Award – John Morris


2019 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist - sponsored by NAMMO

Valerie Insinna - Defense News

 

Best Aviation Image - sponsored by Dassault Aviation

Benoît Denet – Silver Wing

 

The Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission – sponsored by CAE

Matt Thurber - Learning To Fly on Simulated Wings - AIN Publications

 

The Best Rotorcraft submission

Robert W. Moorman - Red Planet Rotorcraft - Vertiflite magazine.

 

The Best Propulsion submission - sponsored by Pratt & Whitney

Paul Seidenman and David Spanovich - Electric Propulsion Primer -Inside MRO

 

The Best Business Aviation Submission – sponsored by Gulfstream

David Esler - Seeing Red Over ‘Gray - Business & Commercial Aviation

 

The Best Military Aviation submission - sponsored by Lockheed Martin

Tim Robinson - UK mulls sixth gen fighter project’ -AEROSPACE


The Best Aerospace & Defence Business submission – sponsored by Honeywell

Peggy Hollinger -How the promise of electric power could transform aviation - Financial Times

 

The Innovation in Aerospace Journalism & Publishing Award– sponsored by Collins Aerospace

FINN

 

Best UAV/Un-Manned Systems submission –

Kelsey Atherton - An explosion in Venezuela brings gimmick drones to the political battlefield - C4ISRNET

 

The Best Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) submission – sponsored by AAR

Michael Gubisch - Clear divide over ownership of data - Airline Business

 

Best International Publication

Aviation Week & Space Technology


Best In-depth Aviation Feature - sponsored by Rolls-Royce

Dominic Gates - Flawed analysis, failed oversight: How Boeing, FAA certified the suspect 737 MAX flight control system – The Seattle Times

 

Judges Commendation

Murdo Morrison - Jobs for the girls Flight International

 

The Bill Gunston Technology Writer Of The Year Award – sponsored by Boeing

Bill Read - Aerospace

 

The Aerospace Reporter of the Year - sponsored by Dassault Aviation

David Kaminski-Morrow – Flight International

 

Lifetime Achievement

Barb Zuehlke

 

Lifetime Achievement

Elfan Ap Rees


2018 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist - sponsored by Nammo

Ghim-Lay Yeo – Flight Airline Business

 

Best Aviation Image - sponsored by Dassault Aviation

David McIntosh - Korean pop up aerial ballet - AIN

Anthony Pecchi - Airbus Family Flight – Vertical Magazine 

 

Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission – sponsored by CAE

Beth Stevenson - Virtually Ready - Flight International

 

Best Business Aviation Submission – sponsored by Gulfstream

Curt Epstein - Hurricane Irma: For Most, It Could Have Been Much Worse – AIN online

 

Best Aerospace & Defence Business Submission - sponsored by Bombardier

Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick and Guy Norris - Airbus/Bombardier C Series Deal Has Broad Implications - Aviation Week & Space Technology

 

Best Rotorcraft Submission

Dan Megna – Attacking the Firestorm – Vertical 911 Magazine 

 

Best Military Aviation Submission - sponsored by Lockheed Martin

Gareth Jennings - Future Fighter: F-35 begins transition into US service – Jane’s Defence Weekly

 

The Innovation in Aerospace Journalism and Publishing Award - sponsored by Rockwell Collins

Joe Pappalardo - The Rise of Observer-1 - Dallas Observer 

 

Best International Publication - sponsored by BAE Systems

Arabian Aerospace

 

Best In-depth Aviation Feature - sponsored by Rolls-Royce

 

Winner

David Esler- New Concepts in Charter, Parts One and Two - Business & Commercial Aviation

 

Judges Commendation

Guy Norris – Hypersonics - Aviation Week & Space Technology

 

 

The Bill Gunston Technology Writer Of The Year Award - sponsored by Boeing

Guy Norris – Hypersonics - Aviation Week & Space Technology 

 

Lifetime Achievement Award - Special Recognition Award for outstanding contribution to Aerospace Journalism and Publishing

 

Geoffrey Thomas

 

Patrick Veillette

 

Graham Warwick

 

Fernand Francois


2017 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist - sponsored by Nammo

The nominees for the Best Young Journalist Award

Jamie Bullen – Flight Global

Pat Host – Defense Daily

Valerie Insinna - Defense News

Beth Maundrill - Shephard Media

James Ronayne – Airliner World

Winner - Lara Seligman - Aviation Week Network

 

Best Aviation Image - sponsored by Dassault Aviation

The nominees for the Best Aviation Image

Stephen Bridgewater - Great War Display Team – Flyer Magazine

Benoît Denet –Silver Wing - Aviation Week

David MacIntosh – Wildcats – AIN

Winner - Jason Pineau - Morning Warm-Up - Skies Magazine

Chad Slattery - Boeing 747-8F

Joshua Vest - North Cascades Search-and-Rescue - Vertical Magazine

 

Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission – sponsored by CAE

The nominees for the Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission

John Croft - Stall Truths - Aviation Week & Space Technology

Elan Head - Undetermined Reasons - Vertical Magazine

Dominic Perry - Operator doubts linger over safety of H225 ‘protections - Flight International

Winner - Robert Moorman - Hidden in Plane Sight – CAT Magazine

Matt Thurber & Curt Epstein - Technology Advances Flight Training Field - Aviation International News

Greg Waldron - CAE team boosts RAAF tanker training – Flight International

 

Best Business Aviation Submission – sponsored by Gulfstream

The nominees for the Best Business Aviation Submission

Curt Epstein - Fuel Cards and Suppliers - Aviation International News

Winner - Mark Huber - New Aircraft Preview—Aerion as2 – Business Jet Traveler

Rob Mark - Alone in the Cockpit – Flying Magazine

Murdo Morrison - The ultimate business jet, a history of Air Force One - FlightGlobal

Rod Simpson - Dassault - Pioneers of Innovative Technology - AvBuyer magazine

Greg Waldron - China's private jet market goes quiet - for now – Flight International

 

 

Best Aerospace & Defence Business Submission - sponsored by Harris Corporation

The nominees for the Best Aerospace & Defence Business Submission

Michael Bruno & Lara Seligman - Aviation Week Persons Of The Year - Aviation Week & Space Technology

Jerry Chandler - Despite Concerns, MRO Is Still On The Grow - Aircraft Maintenance Technology – AMT Magazine

Peggy Hollinger - Airlines bid to beat their weight problem – Financial Times

Winner - Max Kingsley Jones – Leadership Challenge - Flight Airline Business

Chris Thatcher - Red Air Rising - Skies Magazine

John Walton – Airbus CEO answers lack of senior women, ethnic minorities - Runway Girl Network

 

Best Future Tech Submission - sponsored by BAE Systems

The nominees for the Best Future Tech Submission

Thierry Dubois - OEMs Struggle With Connectivity Issues For Maintenance Technicians - Inside MRO

Stephen Trimble - Plead for Speed – Flight Global

Winner - Lee Ann Shay - Internet of Things - Inside MRO

Graham Warwick - Technologies of the Future - Aviation Week & Space Technology

Mark Williamson - Reusables Are Go - Engineering & Technology Magazine

Barry Woods-Turner - 21st Century Cabin – Airliner World

 

Best Military Aviation Submission - sponsored by Lockheed Martin

The nominees for the Best Military Aviation Submission

Vianney Goncalves - Command of the air in the 2030s – Aerospace Magazine

Dave Unwin – STOVL without Tears - Pilot

Craig Hoyle - Typhoons on target - Flight International

Gareth Jennings - Beyond the Raptor and Lightning: World plays fifth-gen catch-up - IHS Jane’s International Defence Review

Winner - Sameer Joshi - Red Star Over Syria - Vayu

Tim Robinson - A game for drones – lessons from Unmanned Warrior - Aerospace

 

Best International Publication - sponsored by Bell Helicopter

The nominees for the Best International Publication

Aviation Week & Space Technology

Winner - Business Jet Traveler

Flight Airline Business

Flight International

Rotorhub

Vertical

 

Best In-depth Aviation Feature - sponsored by Honeywell

The nominees for the Best In-depth Feature

Judges Commendation - Daniel Katz - State of Stealth - Aviation Week & Space Technology

Joe Pappalardo - Betting on Rockets - Dallas Observer

Sarah-Jane Prew - Aircrew Mental Health - Cabin Safety Update

Krista Haugen - A Shot in the Dark - Vertical 911 Magazine

Lisa Gordon - Fire in Fort Mac - Skies Magazine

Michael Gubisch – Is there enough mro capacity for the A380 – FlightGlobal 

Max Kingsley-Jones - Big Vision, Big Jet – Flight International

Winner - Stephen Trimble - Russian Ambitions - FlightGlobal

Mavis Toh - Comac lifts national pride with C919 – Flight International

Jens Flottau - In for the Long Haul - Aviation Week & Space Technology

 

The Bill Gunston Technology Writer Of The Year Award - sponsored by Boeing

The nominees for The Bill Gunston Technology Writer Of The Year Award

Winner - Woodrow Bellamy III - Avionics Magazine

Peter Donaldson – Shephard Media

Bill Read - Aerospace

Suman Sharma - Chindits

Stephen Trimble - FlightGlobal

Patrick Veillette – Business & Commercial Aviation

 

Lifetime Achievement Award - Special Recognition Award for contribution to Aerospace Publishing - sponsored by Dassault Aviation

Outstanding Contribution to Aviation Safety - David Learmount

Outstanding Contribution to Aviation Safety and Technical Journalism – Jerome Greer Chandler

Outstanding Contribution to Aerospace Journalism – William (Bill) Garvey


2016 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist - 

Angad Singh – Vayu

Sponsored by Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation

 

Best Aviation Image - Stephen Bridgewater - Jets

Sponsored by Dassault Aviation

 

Best Digital Media - 100 Years Of Aviation History – Aviation Week Digital Archive

Sponsored by Rockwell Collins

 

Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission

Elan Head - What We Don’t Know Has Hurt Us – Vertical

Sponsored by CAE

 

Best Business Aviation Submission

David Esler - Understanding International Medevac - Business & Commercial Aviation Sponsored by Gulfstream

 

Best Electronic Systems Submission

Amy Butler - Watchful Eye: Inside Secretive SBIRS- Aviation Week Sponsored by BAE Systems


Best Aerospace and Defence Business Submission

Peggy Hollinger - Bloom Is Off Rose’s Legacy At Rolls-Royce – Financial Times Sponsored by Harris Corporation

 

Best Military Aviation Submission Gareth Jennings - AsPac Attack – Jane’s International Defence Review

Sponsored by Eurofighter Typhoon


Best International Publication - Airline Business Sponsored by UAC

 

Best In-depth Feature  Victoria Moores – Flying In The Face Of Fear – African Aerospace Sponsored by Honeywell

Judges Commendation - Murdo Morrison – Canada Special - Flight International

 

The Bill Gunston Technology Writer Of The Year Award 

Bill Read - Sparks Fly – Aerospace Sponsored by Boeing


The Lifetime Achievement Awards - Sponsored By Dassault Aviation


Michael J Gething - Lifetime Achievement - Defence Journalism


Wilson Leach - Excellence In Aerospace Publishing


Mike Ramsden - Lifetime Achievement

2015 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist – sponsored by Liebherr Aerospace & Transportation

Aaron Mehta - Defense News

 

Best Aviation Image - sponsored by Dassault Falcon

Paul Merritt - Harrier USMC AV8B+ at the Miramar Air Show

 

Best Integrated Social Media - sponsored by Exelis -

Runway Girl Network

 

Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission – sponsored by CAE

Matt Thurber - The Future of Pilot Training – Aviation International News

 

Best Business Aviation Submission – sponsored by Gulfstream

Fred George - Bombardier Learjet 85 - The Window of Opportunity Slams Shut – Business & Commercial Aviation

 

Best Military Aviation Submission - sponsored by Eurofighter Typhoon

Aviation Week team (Bill Sweetman, Guy Norris, Amy Butler) - There’s the Rub: JSF Fire Blamed on Seal Friction

 

 

Best International Publication - sponsored by Russian Helicopters - Flight International

 

Best In-depth Aviation Feature - sponsored by Honeywell

Gareth Jennings - Fuelling up: global tanker programmes increase in range – Jane’s

Runner up

Robert W. Moorman - Thinking Business - Air Transport World

 

The Bill Gunston Technology Writer Of The Year Award - sponsored by Boeing

Geoffrey Thomas - The Jet Set – Australian Aviation

 

Lifetime Achievement Award - Special Recognition Award for contribution to Aerospace Publishing - sponsored by Dassault Falcon

David North & Pushpindar Singh

 


2014 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist - Joyce de Thouars


Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission  - Geoffrey Thomas

sponsored by CAE

 

Best Integrated Social Media - Aviation Week ‎sponsored by Exelis


Best Defence Publication - Aviation Week

sponsored by Eurofighter Typhoon

 

Best Aviation Image - Anthony Pecchi

sponsored by Dassault Aviation


Best International Publication - Aviation Week

sponsored by Russian Helicopters

 

Best In-depth Feature - Amy Butler and Bill Sweetman

sponsored by Liebherr Aerospace


Flight Safety Foundation

Cecil A. Brownlow Award - Capt. Sam Kohli

 

The Bill Gunston Technology Writer of the Year Award

- Patrick Veillette sponsored by Boeing


Lifetime Achievement Award - Alan Peaford

sponsored by

Dassault Aviation paragraph

2013 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist - Beth Stevenson


Best Social / Digital Media - Aviation Week


Best Safety, Training & Simulation

Submission - Thierry Dubois - Main gearbox remains

helicopters’ Achilles’ heel – Aviation International News


The Best In-Depth Feature - Bill Sweetman, Dave Fulghum,

David Eshel, Michael Bruno -

Balance of Fear – Aviation Week


The Best Defence Publication - Jane's Defence Weekly


The Best International Publication - Flight International


The Flight Safety Foundation

Cecil A. Brownlow Publication Award - Susan Parson - FAA Safety Briefing


The Lifetime Achievement Award

 - Special Recognition Award for

contribution to Aerospace Publishing - Pierre Sparaco

2012 Award Winners List

Best Young Journalist - Christine Boynton - Air Transport World

 

Best Digital Media - Arabian Aerospace                    

 

Best Publication non-English language - Flug Revue

             

Best Safety / Training & Simulation submission - David Learmount, Flight International

 

Best Publication - Flight International

 

Lifetime Achievement Award - Ken Munson

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