AIN Team Wins at Paris's Aerospace Media Awards

Aviation International News won four trophies at the Aerospace Media Awards (AMA) held at the L'Aero-Club de France in Paris on Sunday night. In an honor given to a colleague who remains sorely missed, a posthumous lifetime achievement award went to Jerry Siebenmark for his aviation journalism career.

“All of us at AIN are so proud of our team members’ Aerospace Media awards and appreciate the industry’s continued strong support for aviation journalism,” said editor-in-chief Matt Thurber, himself a four-time past AMA winner. “The lifetime achievement award for our late colleague Jerry Siebenmark was especially meaningful.”

Freelance journalist Colleen Mondor won best business aviation submission for “SIC Logging is Focus of FAA Investigation into Boutique Air,” which discusses the role of second-in-command pilots flying single-pilot airplanes in charter operations.

New York's James Wynbrandt came out on top in the passenger and crew well-being category for a piece entitled “Mental Wellness Gets Post-Covid Safety Focus.”

Along with Siebenmark's honors, Thurber accepted awards on behalf of Mondor and Wynbrandt, who did not make the trip to Paris.

In recognition of his tireless work on the future of flight technology, UK-based senior editor Charles Alcock won for “Advanced Air Mobility Pioneers Embark on Another Decisive Year.”