Aviation Week Announces Winners of 56th Annual Laureate Awards
Aviation Week Announces Winners of 56th Annual Laureate Awards, Honoring Outstanding Achievements in Aviation, Aerospace & Defense
Congratulations to the remarkable individuals and teams for their extraordinary achievements in operations and technological advancement.
We salute the winners and honorees!
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Award recipients included:
- Philip J. Klass Award for Lifetime Achievement:
C. Don Bateman, Chief Engineer, Corporate Fellow, Flight Safety Systems, Honeywell - Aviation Week Heroism Award:
United States Coast Guard
- Aeronautics/Propulsion:
Speed Agile-Powered Lift System Concept demonstration team
- Business/General Aviation:
Walter Fricke, AirBoss, Veterans Airlift Command
- Commercial Air Transport:
Richard Anderson, Chairman & CEO, Delta Air Lines
- Defense:
K-Max Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems team
- IT/Electronics:
The Newark Liberty International Airport Ground-Based Augmentation System Team
- Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO):
Alan Butterfield, Vice President, Maintenance & Engineering, Air Canada
- Space:
Curiosity Entry, Descent & Landing Team
- Workforce:
Marion Blakey, President and CEO, and Susan Lavrakas, Director, Workforce, Aerospace Industries Association
Four military academy cadets were also named Tomorrow's Leaders, sponsored by BAE Systems. The awards honor young men and women who have chosen career paths in the armed forces. This year’s honorees include:
