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The Aerospace Media Awards and Dinner
The Aerospace Media Dinner is an annual awards dinner celebrating excellence in aerospace journalism and publishing.
Founded in 2012 the Awards take place in London or Paris on the eve of the Farnborough and Paris Airshows, respectively.
Awards are presented to journalists and publications that have been judged to be the best in their category.
The Aerospace Media Dinner has become the aviation media networking event and consistently delivers an evening of superb hospitality and entertainment.
You can also view the awards on the following online platforms
Youtube – https://youtu.be/D6qxza1er6w
Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/439989015
The 2020 Aerospace Media Awards – Winners
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
2020 Shortlisted Finalists
Best Young Journalist - sponsored by NAMMO
Cat Hofacker - Aerospace America
Lee Hudson - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Tim Martin - Shephard Media
Oriana Pawlyk – military.com
Garrett Reim - FlightGlobal
Gordon Smith - Key Publishing
Best Propulsion Submission
Thierry Dubois - Propeller Manufacturers Aim For Technology Improvements - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Charles Forrester - Executive overview - Jane’s Aero-engines
Gareth Jennings - DoD begins preparing helicopter fleets for ITEP Engine - International Defence Review
Tim Robinson - High time for hydrogen – AEROSPACE
Murali Sundaram – Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuels – BizAvIndia
Dave Unwin - Fossils Fuels, Electric Aircraft & Ion Drives - Air International
Best Un-manned Systems Submission
Kelsey D. Atherton - Stealthy no more? Can the Army secure an American-made quadcopter? - C4ISRNET
Angus Batey – Regulatory Uncertainty Roils UK Drone-threat Response - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Lindsay Bjerregaard - Automakers Drive Change in UAM - Inside MRO magazine
Sam Cranny-Evans - Eyes in the sky - Jane's International Defence Review
Charles Forrester - Unmanned Gulf - Jane’s Defence Weekly.
Pat Host - Control regime: US seeks to ease UAV export restrictions - Jane's International Defence Review
Best Image - sponsored by Dassault Aviation
Anthony Bolante - Global scope of the Boeing 737 Max grounding in 11 tails - Puget Sound Business Journal
Steve Bridgewater - Spit Fire - Aircraft of the RAF
Benoit Denet - a Bucker Jungmeister over the Belgian countryside – Flyer Magazine
Lloyd Horgan - Here Comes the Firecat - Vertical Magazine
Mark Wagner - Chinese PLAF J 10 team - Aviation Week Show News
Valentin YVON - All Aligned
Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission - sponsored by CAE
David Esler - Ending NOTAM Nonsense - Business & Commercial Aviation
Adam Hadhazy - Achieving Autonomy - Aerospace America
Jon Hemmerdinger - Intense scrutiny on Boeing overshadows unaddressed lessons from 737 Max crashes – Flight International
Trevor Nash - Simulating Seahawks - Shephard Media
Jon Ostrower - Emergency Autoland puts Garmin on the bleeding edge of autonomous flying - The Air Current
Tim Ripley - Flying into trouble? – AirForcesmonthly.com
Best Passenger and Crew Wellbeing Submission - sponsored by CTT Systems
Ayushee Chaudhary – Passengers’ delight, airlines’ success – SP’s Aviation
Jason Holland - Inflight retail: Evolve or die? - The Moodie Davitt eZine
Amy Laboda - Special Section: Cabin Technology & Furnishings - Business Jet Traveler
Alexander Preston - Breathing Easy - Inflight
Bill Read - Caring for Pilots - Aerospace Blog/RAeS
Gordon Smith - Red Velvet Unwrapped – Airliner World
Best Digital Submission - sponsored by Collins Aerospace
Lindsay Bjerregaard - Aviation Week MRO
Corporate Jet Investor – digital portfolio
Theo Leggett & Simon Browning - Battle over blame – BBC
Revolutions in Vertical Flight podcast – Shephard Media
Melanie Rovery - IAV 2020: US Army Next Generation Combat Vehicle – Jane’s
WeareFINN.com – Paris Airshow Day 5
Best Aerospace & Defence Business Submission - sponsored by L3Harris
Jill Aitoro - Rocked by scandal: Can defense conglomerate Ukroboronprom regain some legitimacy? - Defense News
Bill Carey - Integrating Spaceports - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick, Bradley Perrett, Adrian Schofield - COVID-19 Marks Dramatic End Of Longest Air Transport Upcycle - Aviation Week & Space Technology,
Murdo Morrison - Dassault Chief Trappier on new Business Jet Bets and joining the Germans in Defence – Flightglobal.com
Kate Sarsfield - Vertically Challenged - Flight International
Alasdair Whyte - How competitive is business jet manufacturing - Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly
Best Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Submission
Michael Gubisch - Does the MRO sector have an innovation problem? – Cirium.com
Victoria Moores - A Matter of Time - Inside MRO
Jon Ostrower - Understanding the formula behind how Delta buys airplanes - The Air Current
Bill Read - Flying, clinging and crawling – Using robots in MRO – Aerospace
Garrett Reim - Disposable Incoming - Flight International
Lee Ann Shay - Top 10 MROs - Inside MRO
Best Business Aviation Submission - sponsored by Gulfstream
David Esler - Finding a Balance Between Work and Personal Life in Business Aviation - Business & Commercial Aviation
Adam Hadhazy - Supersonic’s Not-so-super Emissions - Aerospace America
Kerry Lynch - Citation Crash Provides Lessons on Family Assistance - AINonline.com
Rob Mark – Turbine Transition - Flying Magazine
Kate Sarsfield - Flights for cash make grey skies - Flight International
Alasdair Whyte - I want everyone to be passionate about coming to work - Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly
Best Military Aviation Submission - sponsored by Lockheed Martin
Mark Ayton - A Deeper Growl - Asian Military Review,
Craig Hoyle - Heavy going - Flight International
Valerie Insinna - The US Air Force’s radical plan for a future fighter could field a jet in 5 years - Defense News
Alex Quade - Legendary special operations aviator reveals bin Laden mission details for the first time - Military Times
Tim Robinson - The UK's Need for Speed - AEROSPACE
Al J Venter - Africa’s forgotten war – Key Publishing
Best Rotorcraft Submission
Steve Bridgewater - Rotary Warriors - Development of the British Army helicopter force - Army Aviation
Elan Head - Recurring Nightmare - Vertical
Mark Huber - Airbus H175 - Business Jet Traveler
Gareth Jennings - Rotary revolution: Helicopter technology advancements on the cusp - Jane’s International Defence Review
Tim Martin - Parallel Plans - Shephard Media
Kenneth I. Swartz & Mike Hirschberg - The First Electric VTOL Unicorn: Joby Aviation- Vertiflite
Best Commercial Aviation Submission
Keith Button - Ending Frantic Searches - Aerospace America
Bill Carey - Atlantic Crossing - Aviation Week & Space Technology,
Jens Flottau and Sean Broderick - Lufthansa And Airbus Work On A320neo Center-Of-Gravity Limits - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Lewis Harper - Slow progress on gender imbalance - Airline Business
Max Kingsley-Jones - How crucial single-aisle strategies a decade ago will shape the 2020s - Flight International
Jon Ostrower - Boeing's NMA in doubt as airlines take fresh look at 737 Max & 757 replacement - The Air Current
Best Publication
African Aerospace
Airline Business
Business Jet Traveler
Corporate Jet Investor
Flight International
The Air Current
The Bill Gunston Technology Writer of the Year - sponsored by Boeing
Bill Carey - Aviation Week & Space Technology
David Esler - Business & Commercial Aviation
Elan Head - eVTOL.com
Valerie Insinna - C4ISRNET
Adrian Schofield - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Patrick Veillette - Business & Commercial Aviation
Best In-depth Aviation Submission - Sponsored by Eurofighter
Jens Flottau - Aircraft Leasing Sector Struggles With Fallout Of Its Own Success - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jon Harper - Owning the Skies: What to Expect from Sixth Generation Aircraft - National Defense Magazine
Pat Host - Replacing the F-2: Japan’s complex effort to procure a new fighter jet - Jane's Defence Weekly
Yuvan Kumar, Alasdair Whyte - Oh! Cocaina! - Corporate Jet Investor Quarterly
Theo Leggett - What went wrong inside Boeing's cockpit? - published on the BBC website
Murdo Morrison – Israel: Home and Away – Flight International
Jon Ostrower - Searching for 40-year old lessons for Boeing in the grounding of the DC-10 - The Air Current
Steve Trimble - How Israel Keeps Its Edge - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Reporter of the Year - sponsored by Dassault Aviation
Sean Broderick
Pat Host
Valerie Insinna
Aaron Mehta
Jon Ostrower
Alasdair Whyte
For an overview of the 2019 Aerospace Media Awards please enjoy the video below
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