Over 200 guests from around the world gathered in the spectacular setting of Lincoln's Inn in London on 15th July to witness the presentation of the 2007 Airline Strategy Awards
- Norman Mineta, former US Transportation Secretary (left), was the Airline Business Award winner for his lifelong contribution to leadership in the air transport industry, pictured with editor Mark Pilling
- KLM chief executive Leo van Wijk accepted the Executive Leadership Award on behalf of himself and co-winner Air France chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta.
- Samer Majali, the chief executive of Royal Jordanian Airlines, accepted the Technology award on behalf of his carrier.
- John Kirby (right), director strategic planning and scheduling at AirTran Airways accepted the Regional & Low-cost Leadership Award on behalf of his boss Joe Leonard from Unisys Global Transportation head Olivier Houri.
- Jetstar's group general manager operations Gerry Turner (right) collected the award in the Operations category from Erich Franken, head of global client group at American Express.
- Wilson Yong, regional marketing manager Europe for Singapore Airlines, accepts the airline's award in the Marketing category.
- Cathay Pacific's director of sales and marketing James Barrington (centre) collected the airline's Finance award from UATP's Kimell Garland (left).
Source: Airline Business