Gallery: ATW’s 2023 Airline Industry Achievement Award Winners

Linda Blachly June 02, 2023

ATW Industry Achievement Award Winners

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ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker (far left, from back) with award winners Cathay Pacific GM-Cargo Frosti Lau; Cathay Pacific Chairman Patrick Healy; American Airlines CEO Robert Isom; oneworld CEO Rob Gurney; Satavia Customer Manager Tim Winter; Istanbul Airport CEO Kadri Samsunlu; Emirates VP-International Government and Environment Affairs Will Lofberg; Korean Air Chairman & CEO Walter Cho; Etihad VP-Operations Joerg Oppermann; (Front row) Jet2.com Director of Planning David Neill; American Airlines VP-Sustainability Jill Blickstein; Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong; Satavia CEO Adam Durant; Spirit Airlines VP-Guest Experience Lania Rittenhouse. 

Opening Remarks

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ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker gives opening remarks.

Airline of the Year-Singapore Airlines

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ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker congratulates Airline of the Year Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong.
 

Airline of the Year-Singapore Airlines

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ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker presents the Airline of the Year award to Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong.
 

Airline of the Year-Singapore Airlines

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Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong’s acceptance speech.
 

Eco-Airline of the Year-American Airlines

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ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker presents the Eco-Airline of the Year award to American Airlines VP-Sustainability Jill Blickstein and CEO Robert Isom.
 

Eco-Airline of the Year-American Airlines

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American Airlines CEO Robert Isom gives acceptance speech for being named ATW’s Eco-Airline of the Year.
 

Excellence in Leadership-Walter Cho

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Aviation Week and CAPA Senior Analyst-Asia Adrian Schofield presents Excellence in Leadership award to Korean Air CEO Walter Cho.
 

Excellence in Leadership-Walter Cho

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Korean Air CEO Walter Cho gives acceptance speech for being given ATW’s Excellence in Leadership award.
 

Lifetime Achievement-Tim Clark

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ATW Senior Editor Kurt Hofmann presents the Lifetime Achievement award for Sir Tim Clark to Emirates Airline VP-International, Government and Environment Affairs Will Lofberg, who accepted the award on Sir Tim’s behalf.
 

Cargo Airline of the Year-Cathay Pacific

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ATW Asia-Pacific and China senior editor Chen Chuanren presents Cargo Airline of the Year award to Cathay Pacific Airways Chairman Patrick Healy and Cathay Pacific GM-Cargo Frosti Lau.
 

Airline Market Leader-Jet2.com

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Routes Editor-in-Chief David Casey presents the Airline Market Leader award to Jet2.com director planning David Neill.
 

Airport of the Year-Istanbul Airport

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Routes Editor-in-Chief David Casey presents the Airport of the Year award to Istanbul Airport CEO Kadri Samsunlu.
 

Value Airline of the Year-Spirit Airlines

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CAPA Senior Analyst-Americas Lori Ranson presents the ATW Value Airline of the Year award to Spirit Airlines VP-Guest Experience Lania Rittenhouse.
 

Eco-Technology Achievement-Etihad Airways, Satavia

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ATW Senior Editor Kurt Hofmann presents the Eco-Technology Achievement award to Etihad Airways and Satavia. Accepting the award are Etihad VP-Operations Joerg Oppermann, Satavia CEO Adam Durant and Satavia Customer Manager Tim Winter.
 

Joseph S. Murphy award-Ben Baldanza

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ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker names former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza as one of the two recipients of the Joseph S. Murphy award.
 

Joseph S. Murphy award-Rob Gurney

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Oneworld CEO Rob Gurney was also a recipient of the ATW Joseph S. Murphy award.

ATW presented this year’s annual Airline Industry Achievement Awards on June 2, 2023, in Istanbul, Turkey. 
The 2023 ATW winners are: Singapore Airlines (Airline of the Year); Eco-Airline of the Year (American Airlines); Cathay Pacific (Cargo Operator); Jet2.com (Airline Market Leader); Istanbul Airport (Airport of the Year); Spirit Airlines (Value Airline); Etihad Airways and Satavia (Eco-Technology Achievement).

ATW presented individual awards to Korean Air CEO Walter Cho (Excellence in Leadership); and former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza and oneworld CEO Rob Gurney (Joseph S. Murphy). The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Emirates Airline President Sir Tim Clark.

ATW congratulates all the award winners and thanks sponsors CFM International and Pratt & Whitney.

Here are some photos of this year’s winners.

Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.

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