Professor Ricky Curran, Head of Aviation Management at City St George’s was the main co-ordinating judge this year.

By Dr Shamim Quadir (Senior Communications Officer), Published

The Aviation Industry Awards celebrate some of the most innovative individuals and companies driving excellence in UK's aviation sector; from airlines and airports to cutting-edge manufacturers and innovative suppliers.

Its programme showcases the innovation, dedication, and leadership that help drive the industry's success.

Professor Ricky Curran, Head of Aviation Management at City St George’s was the main co-ordinating judge this year at the event held on Tuesday 17 September at Birmingham’s International Conference Centre (ICC).

His role in the awarding included leading on the review of all submissions across the seventeen categories of award for 2024, assessing for the very highest standards in quality and alignment.

He was also a high profile participant in the awarding process on stage, proudly introducing, declaring and presenting the winners of the following five award categories:

  • Aviation Company of the Year
    Winner: EasyJet
  • Air Cargo Award
    Winner: Titan Airways
  • Best Use of Technology Award
    Winner: Highlands and Islands Airports
  • Aviation Sustainability and Environment Award  - Large
    Winner: dnadata UK
  • Service Provider of the Year
    Winner: iFuelt AG
  • Outstanding Contribution to the Aviation Industry
    Recipient: Carrie Harris

Reflecting on his involvement in this year's awards, Professor Curran said:

It was an honour to be the chief coordinating judge at the 2024 UK Aviation Industry Awards held recently at the ICC, Birmingham. Over the last year, our panel of eleven excellent judges deliberated over seventeen categories. It is fantastic for Aviation Management at City St. Georges to have this sort of visibility and engagement, and indeed, two of our new students had already seen pictures of me in their internal company news forums giving awards to their companies; including the Aviation Sustainability & Environment Award to dnata UK, and the Air Cargo Award to Titan Airways.

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