ATW Photo Gallery-41st ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards

Linda Blachly

ATW Airline Industry Achievement Award winners. By Robert Merhaut

ATW Data Editor Mark Nensel presents the ATW Aviation Technology Achievement award to L-3 Link Simulation & Training. Accepting the award on behalf of L-3 Link is L-3 Link UK managing director Alan Crawford. By Robert Merhaut

Aviation Week & Space Technology Editor-in-Chief Joe Anselmo presents the Eco-Aviation Company of the Year award to Boeing. Accepting the award on behalf of Boeing is Commercial Airplanes CFO Kevin Schemm. By Robert Merhaut

ATW Correspondent Kurt Hofmann presents the Eco-Airline of the Year award to Lufthansa Group. Accepting the award on behalf of Lufthansa Group are regional sales manager Ann Boykin (center) and advisor Natalie Hartman. By Robert Merhaut

ATW Online Editor Linda Blachly and ATW Correspondent Kurt Hofmann present the Airport of the Year award to Heathrow Director-Airline Business Development Andy Garner and Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab. By Robert Merhaut

ATW European Bureau Chief Victoria Moores presents the Regional Airline of the Year award to Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam. By Robert Merhaut

ATW Managing Editor Kathryn Young presents the Value Airline of the Year award to Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza. By Robert Merhaut

ATW Senior Editor Aaron Karp presents the Excellence in Leadership Award to former TSA Administrator John Pistole. By Robert Merhaut

ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker presents the Airline Market Leader of the Year award to Air Astana CEO Peter Foster. By Robert Merhaut

ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker presents the ATW Airline of the Year award to Southwest Airlines. Accepting the award on behalf of Southwest is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven. By Robert Merhaut

ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker with Kazakhstan journalists. By Kurt Hofmann

Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab, Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza, Spirit Airlines Facilities Manager Renee Burton and Spirit Airlines Director of Public and Media Relations Paul Berry. By Kurt Hofmann

Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab, Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza, ATW Correspondent Kurt Hofmann and Spirit Airlines Director of Public and Media Relations Paul Berry. By Kurt Hofmann

From left, London Heathrow Director-Airline Business Development Andy Garner, London Heathrow Head of Teminal Operations Fiona Carleton, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CFO Kevin Schemm and Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab. By Kurt Hofmann

Ethiopian Airlines representatives. By Kurt Hofmann

Ethiopian Airlines representatives. By Kurt Hofmann

Air Astana CEO Peter Foster walks up to accept his award. By Kurt Hofmann

ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker presents Airline Market Leader award to Air Astana CEO Peter Foster. By Kurt Hofmann

Air Astana CEO Peter Foster and Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam. By Kurt Hofmann

ATW Senior Editor Aaron Karp, Aviation Week Senior Editor Graham Warwick and ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker. By Kurt Hofmann

ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann with Air Astana CEO Peter Foster and VP-Communications Bella Tormysheva

Award winners from Ethiopian Airlines, London Heathrow and Star Alliance. By Kurt Hofmann

Ethiopian CEO Tewolde Gebremariam and Star Alliance CEO Mark Schwab. By Kurt Hofmann

By Robert Merhaut

Winners of the 41stATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards celebrated in Washington DC Feb. 26 at a gala dinner to note their company achievements.

2015 winners included Southwest Airlines (Airline of the Year); Air Astana (Airline Market Leader of the Year); Ethiopian Airlines (Regional Airline of the Year); Spirit Airlines (Value Airline of the Year); Lufthansa (Eco-Airline of the Year); Boeing (Eco-Company of the Year); London Heathrow Airport and Star Alliance (Airport of the Year) and L-3 Link Simulation & Training (Aviation Technology Achievement). Additionally, the individual award for Leadership Excellence was presented to former TSA Administrator John S. Pistole.

The event was hosted by ATW publisher Beth Wagner, Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker and the team of ATW editors.

View awards page and videos.

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.