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Salzburg, 26 March 2016: The 2016 Air Transport News Awards Ceremony, organised in partnership with UATP and under the patronage of Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg, took place for the first time in aviation history in the remarkable Mozart Residence. The ceremony started with a concert played on Mozart Costa-Violin and Mozart Fortepiano from the acclaimed musicians Christoph Koncz violinist, principal of the Vienna Philarmonic and Evgenia Votanopoulou, pianist. “We are delighted to be recognized by Air Transport News’ distinguished industry award program. Being awarded the best Regional Aircraft Manufacturer of the Year reaffirms our position as a leader and influencer in the industry this year [...]

Geneva, 21 March 2015: The 2015 Air Transport News Awards Ceremony took place in Ariana Museum. “It’s a pleasure for Embraer to receive the Regional Aircraft Manufacturer award on behalf of all the Embraer Commercial Aviation team and 19,000 employees of the Company around the world”, said Paulo Cesar Silva, President Embraer Commercial Aviation. “We are honored that the readers of Air Transport News and such a distinguished jury have given us this accolade once again. It’s for us recognition of the hard work and dedication Embraer has put into products and customer services.”  "We strive to manufacture the most [...]

Istanbul, 9 March 2014:  The 2014 Air Transport News Awards Ceremony took place in Ciragan Palace in the city were east meets west. The evening opened with an excellent piano performance by the acclaimed musician Ms Evgenia Votanopoulou presenting the world premiere of Basil Athansiadis's work, Straycat's Dream. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker was delighted on the news of two key awards for the Qatar Airways Group. The airline was awarded “Airline of the Year” and Doha International Airport, managed by Qatar Airways, won “Airport of the Year” in the category of 10 to 30 million passengers. [...]

Montreal, 17 March 2013:  The 2013 Air Transport News Awards Ceremony took place in a spectacular setting in presence of the leaders of the air transport industry. Turkish Airlines was awarded the Airline of the Year. Dr Temel Kotil, CEO said: “On behalf of Turkish Airlines, I am much honored to receive such a significant award as “Airline of the Year” from Air Transport News since it is a distinguished online information source for our industry. As a result of our ‘’zero-tolerance for laziness and bad intentions” principle, and of our love and care for our business and  passengers, this [...]

Athens, 4 March 2012:  A great award night to honour the best companies in the air transport industry was followed by an excellence performance of the acclaimed musicians Ms Nina Patrikidou and Ms Evgenia Votanopoulou. Emirates was awarded the Gold Prize in the airline category.  Emirates was recognised by the jury of experts as a global multi-awarded long-haul airline characterised by an environment of trade openness, cultural diversity, business growth and sustainable profitability.  In fact, 2011 was the most profitable year in the airline’s 25-year history.  One of the largest aircraft and ancillary service buyers world-wide, Emirates acts as a [...]