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The Superior Airmanship Award is an aviation award given by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The awards are presented at the ALPA Annual Air Safety Awards Banquet [ 1 ] and is accompanied by video recreations of the events, filmed in simulators and scripted from eyewitness accounts, which led to the awards.
This list of aviation awards is an index to articles about notable awards given in the field of aviation. It includes a list of awards for winners of competitions or records, a list of awards by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots , various other awards and list of aviation halls of fame.
The Tony Jannus Award recognizes outstanding individual achievement in scheduled commercial aviation by airline executives, inventors and manufacturers, and government leaders. The award is conferred annually by the Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society and was first bestowed in 1964 in Tampa, Florida , U.S.
The US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA) was the collective bargaining agent for the majority former US Airways "East" pilots, and the minority former America West Airlines "West" pilots. USAPA was led by East pilot Mike Cleary.
Qatar’s victory meant second place for last year’s winner, Singapore Airlines, but only just.. UK-based Skytrax said the votes, gathered from surveys of more than 21 million customers from 100 ...
The award was established on 27 January 1911 by Clarence Mackay, who was then head of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company and the Commercial Cable Company. Before the establishment of the Air Force in the 1940s, aviators could compete for the trophy annually under rules made each year or the War Department could award the trophy for the most ...
Alaska Airlines dropped to third place in North America with a 79.3% on-time rate. Its 2023 punctuality rate was 82.3%. American Airlines' on-time performance fell to 77.8% in 2024 from 80.6% in 2023.
1939 – Airlines of the US safety record, with special recognition to Walter Boothby, Randolph Lovelace, and Harry Armstrong. [38] [28] 1940 – Dr. Sanford A. Moss and the Army Air Corps for development of the turbo-supercharger. [39] 1941 – Army Air Corps and the Airlines of the US for pioneering worldwide air transportation vital to ...