Past event: 57th Annual Laureates Awards

Our Laureate Awards were conceived more than 50 years ago to recognize the extraordinary achievements of individuals and teams in aerospace, aviation and defense.

Today, this formal reception and awards ceremony is the industry’s premier event – attracting scores of industry pioneers and thought leaders from around the world.


Attend this event to find out who the winners will be as the editors of Aviation Week honor those who epitomize the values and visions of the global aerospace industry in the following categories:

  • Aeronautics & Propulsion
  • Avionics & Systems
  • Business & General Aviation
  • Commercial Air Transport
  • Defense
  • Space


In addition, we will recognize outstanding individuals for:

  • The Philip J. Klass Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • Recognition of Tomorrow’s Leaders – Cadets from the armed forces
  • Aviation Week Heroism Award

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finalists

Aeronautics & Propulsion

  • Jaiwon Shin, Associate Administrator for Aeronautics, NASA
  • AgustaWestland Project Zero
  • U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B
  • F-35B Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control


Avionics & Systems

  • Airbus’s Runway Overrun Protection System
  • Northrop Grumman’s Guardian Directional Infrared Countermeasures
  • RTCA Special Committee 213
  • U.S. Naval Air Systems Command’s Future Airborne Capability Environment


Business & General Aviation

  • Mason Holland, Chairman and CEO, Eclipse Aerospace
  • Bradley Mottier, GE Aviation
  • Kenn Ricci, Principal, Directional Aviation Capital


Commercial Air Transport

  • Alan Joyce, CEO, Qantas
  • Bjorn Kjos, CEO, Norwegian Air Shuttle
  • Willie Walsh, CEO, International Airlines Group
  • FAA Wake Turbulence Program


Defense

  • French Defense armaments agency DGA /Dassault Aviation Neuron
  • Northrop Grumman’s Battlefield Airborne Communications Node
  • Saab Gripen Demo Program
  • U.S Missile Defense Agency


Space

  • Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of CNES, former Chairman and CEO of Arianespace
  • China Manned Space Agency
  • Orbital Sciences Corp’s Antares/Cygnus Commercial Cargo
  • U.S. Air Force/United Launch Alliance, LLC


The Philip J. Klass Awards for Lifetime Achievement

  • Harold Rosen, communications satellite pioneer
  • Laurent Beaudoin, Chairman, Bombardier


Aviation Week Heroism Award

  • Royal Canadian Air Force Rescue 912 Crew


Venue

The National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
202.272.2448
http://www.nbm.org/

Event details
Organizer : Aviation Week
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-3124
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