Aerospace Journalist of The Year Awards - Winners

Winners

The category winners were: BEST AIR SHOW SUBMISSION



• 1996 Eric Biass of Armada

• 1997 James Donoghue of Air Transport World

• 1998 Paul Duffy of Air Transport World

• 1999 Frank Kuznik of Air & Space/Smithsonian Magazine

• 2000 Charles Alcock of Aviation International News

• 2001 Alan Peaford of Flight Daily News 

• 2002 Paul Richfield of Business and Commercial Aviation

• 2003 Charles Alcock of Aviation International News

• 2004 John Morris & Team for 'Comanche analysis' in Show News


• 2005 Mark Williamson for What's new in the industry - Satellite Evolution Asia


• 2006 Tony Velocci and William Scott for Birds & blues - Aviation Week & Space Technology


• 2007 William B. Scott for Contract of trust - Aviation Week & Space Technology



• 2008 Alan Peaford - Best of the Biggest & Fastest – India. SP's Aviation

• 2009 Not known
• 2010 Murdo Morrison – Flight International - Visions of Arabia



BEST AIR SHOW DAILY

• 2005 Flight Daily News
• 2006 Flight Daily News (Paris)

• 2007 Farnborough Air Show Day 2, Flight Daily News



• 2008 Charles Alcock – AIN TV Paris Air Show

• 2009 AIN's MEBA Convention News

• 2010 Not awarded?

BEST AIR TRANSPORT SUBMISSION



• 1996 Jim Thorn of Australian Aviation

• 1997 David Learmount of Flight International

• 1998 Tom Ballantyne of Orient Aviation

• 1999 Hugh Field of Jets Magazine

• 2000 Andrew Chuter of Flight International

• 2001 John Wiley of Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2002 James Ott of Aviation Week

• 2003 Dick McKinney of Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2004 Carol Matlack for 'Mega Plane' in Business Week


• 2005 David Learmount for Great Escape - Flight International


• 2006 Justin Wastnage for Under pressure - Flight International


• 2007 Alexander Derber for Global warning: the climate change impact of aviation - Airline Fleet & Network Management

• 2008 Dino Carrara – Antarctic Flyers – Air international

• 2009 Jon Ostrower - A Flawed Dream - Flight International

• 2010 Max Kingsley-Jones - Flight International - Judging a Giant



BEST AVIONICS SUBMISSION



• 1996 Perry Flint of Air Transport World

• 1997 Kieran Daly of Flight International

• 1998 James Allan of Pilot Magazinedc

• 1999 Brian Walters of Air International

• 2000 Stephen Pope of Aviation International News

• 2001 Kathleen Kocks of Avionics Magazine

• 2002 David Evans of Avionics Magazine

• 2003 Stephen Pope of Aviation International News

• 2004 Fred George for 'Dassault Falcon Jet's EASy cockpit' in Business & Commercial Aviation


• 2005 Stephen Pope for Emerging cockpit technology - Aviation International News

• 2006 Stephen Pope for The future of head-up display technology - Aviation International News

• 2007 Stephen Pope for The promise of synthetic vision: turning ideas into (virtual) reality - Aviation International News

• 2008 David Hughes – Have Radar, Will Travel – Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 2009 Bernard Fitzsimons - Avionics Upgrades & Modernisation - Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance

• 2010 David Esler – Business & Commercial Aviation - 4-D Nav Is Coming


BEST BREAKING NEWS SUBMISSION



• 1999 Craig Covault & Joseph Anselmo of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 2000 Craig Covault of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 2001 Pushpindar Singh of VAYU Aerospace Review 

• 2002 Roger Mola of Aviation International News

• 2003 Paul Duffy of Air International

• 2004 David Hughes & Michael Dornheim for 'No flight controls' in Aviation Week & Space Technology


• 2005 Joseph Bermudez for North Korea deploys new missiles - Jane's Defence Weekly

• 2006 Michael Dornheim for Skunks working - Aviation Week and Space Technology

• 2007 Max Kingsley-Jones & Guy Norris for Can Boeing exploit A380 delays? - Flight International

• 2008 Adrian Schofield – Unlocking China's Skies – Aviation Week

• 2009 Robert Hewson - Questions Raised over Norway's JSF Costs - Janes Defence Weekly


• 2010 Robert Hewson – JDW - Pakistan using UAVs in 'drone war'


BEST BUSINESS AIRCRAFT SUBMISSION



• 1996 Karen Walker of Flight International

• 1997 Bill Carey of Avionics Magazine

• 1998 Bernard Chabbert of Pilot Magazine

• 1999 Stephen Pope of Aviation International News

• 2000 Gordon Gilbert of Aviation International News

• 2001 John Grossmann of Air & Space Magazine

• 2002 Fred George and Dave Benoff of Business and Commercial Aviation

• 2003 Fred George of Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2004 Fred George for 'Your first Atlantic crossing' in Business & Commercial Aviation


• 2005 Michael Jerram for Window on the horizon - Air International

• 2006 James Asker for Reach for the sky - Aviation Week and Space Technology

• 2007 Fred George for Flying the Falcon 7X - Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2008 David Huntzinger – On Duty Indefinitely – Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2009 Robert Mark - Defending Your Jet - Business Jet Traveler

• 2010 Joe Anselmo and William Garvey - Aviation Week - Critical Condition Image Problem


BEST BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL SUBMISSION



• 1997 Nick Cook & Bill Sweetman of Jane's Defence Weekly

• 1998 Lois Jones of Airline Business

• 1999 Kathleen Kocks of Global Airspace

• 2000 Gunter Endres of Airline Business

• 2001 Perry Flint of Air Transport World 

• 2002 Anthony Velocci of Aviation Week

• 2003 David Esler of Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2004 David Esler for 'The high cost of operating in Europe' in Business & Commercial Aviation


• 2005 Craig Mellow for The rise and fall and rise of Iridium - Air & Space
• 2006 Günter Endres for Northern Raiders - Airline Business

• 2007 Nicola Clark for How hubris and haste snarled Airbus A380 - International Herald Tribune

• 2008 Jennifer Harrington – Business Aviation In China– Aviation International News

• 2009 Geoffrey Thomas - Deregulation's Mixed Legacy - Air Transport World

• 2010 Geoff Thomas – Air Transport World – Reinventing Comfort

BEST DEFENCE SUBMISSION



• 1996 Bernard Gray of the Financial Times

• 1997 Nick Cook of Jane's Defence Weekly

• 1998 William Scott of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 1999 Maxi Gainza of Pilot Magazine

• 2000 James Canan of Aerospace America

• 2001 Jim Thorn of Australian Aviation

• 2002 Bill Sweetman of International Defence Review

• 2003 James Canan of Aerospace America

• 2004 Andrew Brookes for 'Combat air power - past, present and future' in Air International 


• 2005 David Hobbs for Personal opinion: Harriers, V/STOL and all that - Aero Australia

• 2006 Andrew Brookes for British air power, a radical reappraisal - AIR International

• 2007 Bill Sweetman for UCAVs offer fast track to stealth, long-range and carrier operations - Jane's International Defence Review



• 2008 Jon Lake – Fighting Today’s Wars With Yesterday's Aircraft – Air International
• 2009 Jon Lake - Secretive Nimrods - Air International

• 2010 Gareth Jennings – JDW - Stretched Wings

BEST ENVIRONMENT SUBMISSION



• 2004 Brian Walters for 'To a green future' in Air International



BEST GENERAL AVIATION SUBMISSION



• 1996 Karen Walker of Flight International

• 1997 Bernard Chabbert of Pilot Magazine

• 1998 Philip Whiteman of Pilot Magazine

• 1999 Stephan Wilkinson of Pilot Magazine

• 2000 Nick Bloom of Pilot Magazine

• 2001 John Persinos of Rotor & Wing Magazine 

• 2002 Stephan Wilkinson of Pilot Magazine

• 2003 Barry Schiff of AOPA Pilot

• 2004 James Donoghue for 'A celebration of the centennial of flight' in Air Transport World


• 2005 Bernard Chabbert for Love and a Lockheed - Aerospace America

• 2006 Phil O'Dell for So you want to fly the Spitfire - Flyer Magazine

• 2007 Brian Lecomber for Classic biplane fly-off - Flyer Magazine

• 2008 Philip Whiteman – Single Engine Piston into Gatwick and Heathrow – Flyer Magazine
• 2009 Philip Whiteman - A Lighter Touch - Flyer

• 2010 Philip Whiteman – Today's Pilot - Fedden's Forgotten Flat Six

BEST MAINTENANCE SUBMISSION



• 1996 Arthur Reed of Air Transport World

• 1997 Paul Copping of Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance

• 1998 Susan Young of Overhaul & Maintenance

• 1999 Alan Hobbs of Asia Pacific Air Safety

• 2000 Jerome Chandler of Overhaul & Maintenance

• 2001 David Esler of Business & Commercial Aviation 

• 2002 Lee Ann Tegtmeier of Overhaul & Maintenance

• 2003 Paul Copping of Aircraft Technology

• 2004 David Evans for 'Air Midwest crash exposes systemic shortcomings' in Air Safety Week 


• 2005 Chris Davis for Why and when to hire a full-time maintainer - Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2006 Matt Thurber for The saga of Papa Whiskey - Aviation Maintenance


• 2007 Aaron Karp for Next-generation mechanic - Air Transport World

• 2008 Jerome Chandler – Inspections Now and in the Future – Overhaul & Maintenance

• 2009 Niall O'Keeffe - MRO Providers Shift Their Priorities - Airline Business
• 2010 Justin Cox – Flyer - Oil for a smooth life

BEST PROPULSION SUBMISSION



• 1996 Stanley Kandebo of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 1997 Ray Whitford of Air International

• 1998 David Baker of Air International

• 1999 Bill Gunston of Air International

• 2000 Bill Gunston of Air International

• 2001 Nick Cook of Jane's Defence Weekly 

• 2002 Rene Francillon of Air International

• 2003 Robert Searles of Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2004 Guy Norris for 'Pulse power' in Flight International 


• 2005 Miles McCallum for The technology chasm - Flyer

• 2006 Bill Sweetman for The short, happy life of the prop-fan - Air & Space

• 2007 James Ott for Synthetics soar - Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 2008 David Esler – Alternative Fuels for Jet Engines – Business and Commercial Aviation
• 2009 Lee Ann Tegtmeier - Cost verses Performance - Overhaul & Maintenance

• 2010 Bill Read- Aerospace International – Power Plants

BEST REGIONAL AIRCRAFT SUBMISSION



• 1996 Carole Shifrin of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 1997 Perry Bradley of Business and Commercial Aviation

• 1998 Paul Copping of Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance

• 1999 Paul Duffy of Air International

• 2000 Bernie Baldwin of Airlines International

• 2001 Ian Goold of Aviation International News 

• 2002 Andrew Doyle, Paul Lewis and Max Kingsley-Jones of Flight International

• 2003 Bernie Baldwin of Regional Airline World

• 2004 Justin Wastnage for 'Delayed reaction' in Flight International


• 2005 Max Kingsley-Jones, Guy Norris, Stephen Trimble & Graham Warwick for Teething troubles - Flight International

• 2006 Sean Silcoff for Brazil takes flight: Embraer pulls off mission impossible - National Post (Canada)

• 2007 Bernie Baldwin for Dollar dealings bring Turkish delight - Regional Airline World

• 2008 Max Kingsley-Jones – E-Jet Verdict – Flight International

• 2009 Scott Hamilton - Suddenly it's Very Crowded Out There - Aviation & The Environment
• 2010 Mary Kirby – Flight International – Almost Heaven

BEST SAFETY SUBMISSION



• 1998 Michael Dornheim of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 1999 David Evans of Air Safety Week

• 2000 David Evans of Air Safety Week

• 2001 David Carlisle of Business & Commercial Aviation 

• 2002 Perry Flint of Air Transport World

• 2003 Gary Stoller of USA Today

• 2004 Robert Mark for 'Upset training gives pilots an in-flight safety net' in Aviation International News 


• 2005 Kathleen Bangs for Hearing voices: intuition & accident avoidance - Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2006 David Huntzinger for In the PINC - Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2007 Patrick R. Veillette for Blinded by see-and-avoid - Business & Commercial Aviation



• 2008 John Wiley – Lightning: Ungrounded Fears, and Real Menace – Business and Commercial Aviation


• 2009 Tom LeCompte - The Disorient Express - Air & Space

• 2010 David Carlisle – Business & Commercial Aviation – Wind Shear Accident

BEST SPACE SUBMISSION



• 1997 Robert Ropelewski of Aerospace America (posthumous)

• 1998 Joseph Anselmo of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 1999 Bill Sweetman of Jane's International Defence Review

• 2000 Michael McCulley of Pilot Magazine

• 2001 Erick Schonfeld of Fortune Magazine 

• 2002 Frank Sietzen of Aerospace America

• 2003 Leonard David of Aerospace America

• 2004 Bill Sweetman for 'Burt builds your ride to space' in Popular Science 


• 2005 Justin Mullins for Lost in space (part 1 of 3) - NewScientist

• 2006 Leonard David for Europe's touchdown on Titan - Aerospace America

• 2007 Bill Sweetman for Satellite micro-revolution offers the potential for broader vision - Jane's International Defence Review

• 2008 Mark Williamson – Deep Impact – Launch Magazine


• 2009 Craig Covault - Secret Inspection Satellites - SpaceFlight
• 2010 Mark Williamson – Physics World - Up Close and Personal

BEST SYSTEMS OR TECHNOLOGY SUBMISSION



• 1996 Perry Bradley of Business and Commercial Aviation

• 1997 Guy Norris of Flight International

• 1998 Bruce Dorminey of the Financial Times

• 1999 Nick Cook of Jane's Defence Weekly

• 2000 Frank Colucci of Vertiflite

• 2001 Robert Rossier of Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2002 Geoffrey Thomas of Air Transport World 

• 2003 Geoffrey Thomas of Air Transport World

• 2004 Michael Dornheim for 'Affordable spaceship' in Aviation Week & Space Technology


• 2005 Ray Whitford for Fundamentals of Airline Design (Supersonic Transports II) - Air International


• 2006 David Esler for FADEC's benefits today and tomorrow - Business & Commercial Aviation

• 2007 Thierry Dubois for Upstarts favor electric while establishment sits on fence - Aviation International News

• 2008 Brian Walters – Aviation, An Environment Hazard? – Air International


• 2009 Michael Gubisch - Ready for Departure - Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance

• 2010 Michael Gubisch - Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance - Graphics, graphite, and watching paint dry

THE AEROSPACE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR



• 1996 Eric Biass of Armada International

• 1997 Robert Ropelewski of Aerospace America (posthumous)

• 1998 Philip Whiteman of Pilot Magazine

• 1999 Kathleen Kocks of Global Airspace

• 2000 Andrew Chuter of Flight International

• 2001 Perry Flint of Air Transport World

• 2002 James Ott of Aviation Week

• 2003 James Canan of Aerospace America

• 2004 James Donoghue Air Transport World


• 2005 Kathleen Bangs of Business & Commercial Aviation
• 2006 Michael Dornheim of Aviation Week & Space Technology (posthumously)
• 2007 Stephen Pope
• 2008 David Hughes
• 2009 Geoffrey Thomas of Air Transport World
• 2010 Murdo Morrison of Flight International

THE DECADE OF EXCELLENCE



• 1996 Pierre Sparaco of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 1997 Pierre Condom of Interavia

• 1998 Phillip Klass of Aviation Week & Space Technology

• 1999 Jim Holahan of Aviation International News

• 2000 René Francillon

• 2001 Jeff Cole of the Wall Street Journal (posthumously) 

• 2002 Graham Warwick of Flight International

• 2003 John Fricker of Aviation Week Group

• 2004 Craig Covault - Aviation Week & Space Technology
• 2005 Richard Aarons
 of Business & Commercial Aviation
• 2006 Guy Norris of Flight International
• 2007 William Gunston

• 2008 Perry Flint
• 2009 Not awarded
• 2010 Not awarded