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51st Annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards

December 12, 2025
On-stage photos from the 51st annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Award trophies
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The awards dinner was held on the evening of Dec. 11, at the Lisbon Conference Centre.

ATW editor-in-chief Karen Walker gives opening remarks at the 51st annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards.
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ATW editor-in-chief Karen Walker gives opening remarks.

Airline of the Year - All Nippon Airways (ANA)
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Airline of the Year - All Nippon Airways (ANA).

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Nicholas E. Calio and ATW editor in chief Karen Walker.
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Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Nicholas E. Calio and ATW editor-in-chief Karen Walker.

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Nicholas E. Calio speaks at the 51st annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards.
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Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Nicholas E. Calio at the podium.

Cargo Operator and Eco-Airline of the Year winner Cathay Pacific and its Cargo division.
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AAPA director general Subhas Menon accepts the awards for Eco-Airline of the Year and Cargo Operator of the Year on behalf of Cathay Pacific Airways and Cathay Cargo from ATW Europe & Africa bureau chief Victoria Moores.

Aviation Week Network executive editor Jens Flottau and Joseph Murphy Leadership Excellence Award recipient Martin Gauss.
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Aviation Week Network executive editor Jens Flottau and Joseph S. Murphy Leadership Excellence Award recipient Gulf Air CEO Martin Gauss.

Joseph Murphy Leadership Excellence Award recipient Martin Gauss at the podium.
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Joseph S. Murphy Leadership Excellence Award recipient Martin Gauss at the podium.

Routes editor-in-chief David Casey presents the Market Leader Award to Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker.
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Routes editor-in-chief David Casey presents the Market Leader Award to Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker.

Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker at the podium.
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Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker at the podium.

Routes editor-in-chief David Casey and Scoot CEO Leslie Thng.
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Routes editor-in-chief David Casey presents the Value Airline of the Year Award to Scoot CEO Leslie Thng. It is Scoot's second consecutive year winning in this category.

Airlink president and CEO Paloma Adams-Allen delivers remarks via video.
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Airlink president and CEO Paloma Adams-Allen delivered remarks via video, presenting the Humanitarian Force for Good Award to Qatar Airways Cargo.

ATW senior editor Kurt Hoffman presents the Humanitarian Force for Good Award to Qatar Airways Cargo
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ATW senior editor Kurt Hoffman presents the Humanitarian Force for Good Award to Qatar Airways Cargo. The award was accepted on Qatar'a behalf by Airlink's Claire Leow.

Airport of the Year - Munich Airport
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Airport of the Year - Munich International.

Petri Vuori, SVP sales and route management for Finavia (left-center) and Christine Rovelli, chief revenue officer for Finnair (right-center).
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Airport-Airline Partnership Award recipients: Petri Vuori, SVP sales and route management for Finavia (left-center) and Christine Rovelli, chief revenue officer of Finnair (right-center).

A group shot of all winners at the 51st annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards.
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Winners take a final bow at the 51st annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards. From left: ATW editor-in-chief Karen Walker; Claire Leow, Airlink Asia-Pacific regional representative; Gulf Air CEO Martin Gauss; Nicholas E. Calio; Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker; Finnair chief revenue officer Christine Rovelli; AAPA director general Subhas Menon; a representative from All Nippon Airways; Finavia SVP sales and route management Petri Vuori; Scoot CEO Leslie Thng; and ASM managing director Dave Stroud.

Air Transport World handed out its 51st annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards on Dec. 11 amidst the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World in Lisbon, Portugal. Some of the airline industry's biggest names were on hand for the awards gala.

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