Senior leaders of the global air transport industry will gather in Istanbul on Friday evening to celebrate the winners of the 49^th annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards.

The ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards recognize excellence across a broad range of airline operations and are widely considered the most coveted in the air transport industry. They are selected by a panel of editors and analysts at ATW, Routes, Aviation Week and CAPA.

The 2023 ATW winners include Singapore Airlines, which is the recipient of Airline of the Year, SIA Group CEO Goh Choon Phong will receive the trophy.

The 2023 ATW winners are: Singapore Airlines (Airline of the Year); Eco-Airline of the Year (American Airlines); Walter Cho (Excellence in Leadership); Tim Clark (Lifetime Achievement); 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); and Ben Baldanza (Joseph S. Murphy).

ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker will host the event.

The 49th ATW Awards, sponsored by CFM International and Pratt & Whitney, will be presented at a gala dinner on Friday June 2 in Istanbul, ahead of the 79^th IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit.