Flight International’s new Aviation Excellence Awards recognising achievement in the operational sector got off to a superb start last night before an invited audience at a prestigious ceremony in Singapore’s famous Raffles Hotel.
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| Eclipse Aviation chief executive Vern Raburn (left) with the Publisher's Award, pictured with Flight International editor Murdo Morrison. |
Lufthansa and Eclipse Aviation are among the winners in the awards, which build on the prestige of the Aerospace Industry Awards, but recognise operational excellence. Some 230 guests watched front line staff from all over the world collect their trophies. The winners were drawn from cockpit-crew and cabin-crew serving with airlines, air forces, and corporate aviation. And Flight played host to a new award launched by Boeing – the Student Engineer of the Year Award.
The winners were selected by senior Flight International staff from nominations submitted by industry and individuals.
The winners were as follows:
| AVIATION EXCELLENCE AWARDS | |
| Category | Winner |
| Major Airline Flight Operations | Lufthansa |
| Airline Flight Operations | Chautauqua Airlines |
| Boeing Young Engineer of the Year | James Gregory |
| Armed Forces Flight Operations | 28 Sqn, UK Royal Air Force |
| Business Aviation Flight Operations | GV Executive |
| Cabin Crew | Air France 358 |
| Armed Forces Flight Operations | |
| Publisher’s Award | Vern Raburn |
For more details, and to read the presentation speches, visit the Aviation Excellence Awards page
Source: Flight International