News Release

The Air Charter Excellence Awards 2023 winners announced

November 29, 2023:

The Air Charter Excellence Awards took place on 23 November 2023 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole in the UK hosted and organised by The Air Charter Association (The ACA).

With close to 500 guests in attendance, the Air Charter Excellence Awards event was the largest to date and a fantastic occasion to celebrate the achievements of The ACA's members over the past year. The evening consisted of a pre-dinner reception, followed by a three-course gala dinner and The Excellence Awards ceremony, featuring nine awards, presented by their respective sponsors.

With sustainability an important focus for the industry, The ACA, together with its Sustainability & Innovation working group, formulated several measures to minimise the environmental impact of the event, including a low-carbon menu featuring locally sourced and sustainably grown produce. The overall travel impact of the event is being offset via The ACA's sustainability partner 4Air and the ticketing system managed by Ticket Tailor, a carbon neutral organisation.

The ACA also partnered with the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole to ensure that the immediate event footprint (water, energy and waste) was fully offset through purchase of carbon credits to be invested into global sustainability schemes.

Kevin Ducksbury, chairman of The ACA says: “It was fantastic to see so many of our members gather to join us in recognising and celebrating excellence in our industry over the past year. The fact that the evening was so well attended is testament to the popularity of the Air Charter Association's events.”

The award winners are as follows:

- Executive Passenger Charter Operator of the Year: Platoon Aviation

- Commercial Passenger Charter Operator of the Year: Loganair

- Cargo Charter Operator of the Year: Atlas Air

- Helicopter Charter Operator of the Year: SaxonAir

- Handling Agent or FBO of the Year: Farnborough Airport

- Aircraft Manufacturer of the Year: Embraer

- Charter Operators' Broker of the Year: Air Partner

- The ACA NextGen Young Person of the Year 2023: Charlie Woodward, RVL Aviation

- Sir Michael Marshall Award for Sustainability in Aviation: Loganair

The event was sponsored by Cambridge City Airport, Jet Centre by Willis, Loganair, London Biggin Hill Airport, Luxaviation, Maleth Aero, TAG Aviation, Titan Airways, Volanteus, XLR Jet Centres and 8020 Communications.