CAPA Asia Pacific Aviation Awards for Excellence 2016

CAPA presents two sets of Award for Excellence, each with eight award categories.

(i) the Global industry: Winners for the global awards were announced at a Gala Dinner held in Amsterdam on 27-Oct-2016 as part of the CAPA Global Aviation & Travel Summit;

(ii) Asia Pacific: Winners for the Asia Pacific awards will be announced at a Gala Dinner to be held in Singapore on 15-Nov-2016 as part of CAPA’s Asia Aviation Summit.

These awards are regarded as the pre-eminent awards for strategic excellence in aviation. Candidate organisations worldwide are invited to submit information about themselves, along with their justification towards being rewarded for their performance over the past year. As appropriate, entries will be entertained for more than one category.

Note that there are two awards for each category: one for Asia Pacific (including the Middle East) and one for the world. Candidates from Asia-Pacific can enter both and will be judged separately, as there will be separate judging panels for the Asia Pacific and global awards.

Also note that nominations are accepted for all eight categories, but not every category is awarded every year. The judging panels will determine whether there is a suitable winner for each category.

This year's Asia Pacific industry categories include:

CAPA Asia Pacific Airline of the Year
This is awarded to the airline that has been the biggest standout strategically during the year, has had the greatest impact on the development of the airline industry, has established itself as a leader, and provided a benchmark for others to follow.

CAPA Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline of the Year

This is awarded to the low cost or hybrid airline that has been the biggest standout strategically, has established itself as a leader, has been most innovative, and provided a benchmark for others to follow.

CAPA Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year

This is awarded to the regional airline that has been the biggest standout strategically, has established itself as a leader and demonstrated innovation in the regional aviation sector. (Note that this award is not limited to operators of regional aircraft; it is intended to recognise smaller airlines – fewer than 10 million annual passengers – that either do not operate any long haul services, or only operate limited long haul services.)

CAPA Asia Pacific Start-up or Airline Turnaround of the Year

This is awarded to the airline start-up that has been the most innovative and had the greatest impact on the industry; or an existing airline that has turned around through innovative strategic changes and/or a restructuring exercise.

CAPA Asia Pacific Airport of the Year

This is awarded to the airport that has been the biggest standout strategically, has established itself as a leader and done the most to advance the progress of the aviation industry.

CAPA Asia Pacific Regional Airport of the Year

This is awarded to the regional airport that has been the biggest standout strategically, has established itself as a leader and done the most to advance the progress of the aviation industry. (Note that this award is not limited to airports without any long haul or intercontinental services; it is intended to recognise smaller airports – fewer than 10 million annual passengers – that rely primarily on short haul routes.)

CAPA Asia Pacific Aviation Executive of the Year

This is awarded to the executive who has had the greatest individual influence on the aviation industry, demonstrating outstanding strategic thinking and innovative direction for the growth of their business and the industry.

CAPA Asia Pacific Innovation of the Year

This newly renamed category recognises the airline, airport or supplier responsible for the most powerful innovation in the industry over the past 18 months. The innovation – which could be customer-facing, B2B, efficiency-related or a new marketing product – must have been a new standout, and established the company as a market leader in the product or process.

About the judging process:

As in the past there will again be two independent panels of judges moderated by Heidrick & Struggles partner, Con Korfiatis, and CAPA Chief Analyst, Brendan Sobie. There will be separate panels of eight judges for both the global and Asia-Pacific awards.

The world’s airports and airlines are reviewed constantly through the year by CAPA’s analyst and data teams. The judging panels will review the nominations received and recommendations from the CAPA and Heidrick & Struggles teams.

Past winners include:

2015 winners of the global awards - Click here

2015 winners of the Asia-Pacific awards - Click here

Corporate Tables are available and strictly limited!

Corporate Tables (tables of 10) are available for the CAPA Asia Pacific Aviation Awards for Excellence. Host your staff, clients, speakers or other representatives on your table and celebrate in style.

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