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Air Charter Association Announces Excellence Awards
By: Charles Alcock
Caption: Winners from across the industry were honored at an event in Brighton
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The Air Charter Association (ACA) has announced the winners of its 2023 Excellence Awards. These awards recognize companies for their contributions to nine aspects of the industry during a recent event held in Brighton—on the south coast of England—attended by 500 people.
The winners are: Platoon Aviation (executive passenger charter operator); Loganair (commercial passenger charter operator); Atlas Air (cargo charter operator); Saxon Air (helicopter charter operator); Farnborough Airport (handling agent or FBO); Embraer (aircraft manufacturer); Air Partner (charter operators’ broker of the year); Charlie Woodward/RVL Aviation (ACA NextGen young person of the year); and Loganair (Sir Michael Marshall award for sustainability in aviation).
“It was fantastic to see so many of our members gather to join us in recognizing and celebrating excellence in our industry over the past year,” said ACA chairman Kevin Ducksbury. “The fact that the evening was so well attended is a testament to the popularity of the Air Charter Association’s events.”
Mindful of environmental concerns around the private aviation sector, the ACA’s sustainability and innovation working group introduced new arrangements for the event, including a low-carbon dinner menu based on locally sourced and sustainably grown produce. The carbon footprint for the event (including water, energy, and waste) was covered by the purchase of carbon credits by the hotel venue—the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole.