Winners
2004 to 1996
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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