Awards and Honors
In 2003 Bethune received the Tony Jannus Award for outstanding leadership in the Commercial Aviation industry.
Bethune was honored with the 2006 Lloyd P. Nolen Lifetime Achievement in Aviation Award by the Wings over Houston Airshow. That award is given to individuals, organizations or companies dedicated to the advancement of aviation. Additionally he was recognized as one of the Top 25 Global Managers, BusinessWeek, 1996; Laureate in Aviation Trophy, National Air and Space Museum, 1997; 25 Most Influential Executives, Business Travel News, 1998, 2000; 50 Best CEOs in America, Worth, 2001, 2002, 2003; Airline Person of the Year, Travel Agent, 2001. The Wings Club New York City awarded him the Distinguished Achievement award in 2004.
Bethune received the 2009 Philip J. Klass Award for Lifetime Achievement from Aviation Week & Space Technology. The award stated: " . . Bethune has spent a lifetime relentlessly searching for ways to make things work better . . has few rivals . . in both his achievements and his popularity with employees."
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