The international Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards were awards for writers and broadcasters working in the aerospace and aviation field, including specialists and those working for non-specialist titles. The awards dinner took place in mid-July (timed to coincide with the Farnborough Air Show and the Paris Air Salon) and brought together the aviation media and industry.
The awards were organised by Malcolm Turner and his company (the curiously named World Leadership Forum) under the auspices of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
The awards were originally trophies in the form of a bronze eagle - leading the awards to become known colloquially as 'budgies', and for the competition to become known as the 'Budgie Awards'. The design of the Trophy changed several times, becoming a representation of the Aerospace Journalist of the Year logo, and then a simple engraved glass 'spike'.
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