Guest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 WestJet for Marketing and AirCanada for Diversity in Leadership: Air Canada. Well done all! All the winners from the 2019 Airline Strategy Awards 14 July, 2019 SOURCE: Flight Airline Business BY: Airline Business London Carsten Spohr, the chief executive of Lufthansa Group, and William A “Bill” Franke, the co-founder and managing partner at Indigo Partners, took the top honours today at the 2019 Airline Strategy Awards, which recognises individuals, airlines and companies supporting air transport that have demonstrated dynamic leadership and clear vision. Spohr received the 2019 Executive Leadership Award to recognise his success in guiding the Lufthansa Group to a dominant position in its key home markets of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Spohr and his team have achieved this in a tough market environment that saw rival Air Berlin collapse and a raft of competitive moves from other operators. Thanks to a long-term focus in Spohr’s planning, the group faces future challenges from a position of strength. “Lufthansa finds itself in a tough and evolving operating environment. And for Carsten Spohr, Air Berlin’s failure represented a challenge and an opportunity. He has grasped that opportunity, put together a long-term plan for Lufthansa to fight the environment in which it exists, and achieved remarkable success,” said Max Kingsley-Jones, executive director content at FlightGlobal and host of The Airline Strategy Awards. Franke received the prestigious Airline Business Award to recognise two decades during which he has left an indelible mark on the industry by spearheading the development of ultra-low cost carriers.Since 2002, Indigo Partners has been associated with several airlines, and its successes under Franke’s guidance have included the overhaul of regional US carriers such as Spirit Airlines – the Phoenix-based firm’s first acquisition – and Frontier Airlines. The current portfolio includes stakes in Frontier, Wizz Air, Volaris and new South American low-cost carrier JetSmart. “Bill Franke is without doubt an aviation entrepreneur who has left an indelible mark on the industry over the past two decades. And he’s showing no sign in slowing down as he examines potential investments and continues to shape the airline industry,” said Kingsley-Jones. The full list of 2019 winners, by category, were: Executive Leadership: Carsten Spohr, chief executive, Lufthansa Group Low-Cost Leadership:The Leadership Team, Jetstar Group Sector Leadership: Martin Gauss, chief executive, Air Baltic Finance:Delta Air Lines Marketing:WestJet Digital Innovation: EasyJet Diversity in Leadership: Air Canada The Airline Business Award:William A “Bill” Franke, co-founder and managing partner, Indigo Partners The Airline Strategy Awards event is organised by Airline Business magazine in partnership with the civil aviation practice of Korn Ferry, the largest human-capital solutions provider in the world. Winners are selected by an independent panel of industry experts. Airline Business also presents its own award, recognising an individual making a lasting strategic contribution to the industry. For the first time this year, the Diversity in Leadership award was presented, with the winner selected by the Airline Business and Korn Ferry teams. Key sponsors of the awards include CFM International, Collins Aerospace, Tampa International Airport, Volantio and Panasonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 "Diversity in Leadership: Air Canada" I don't even want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 1 hour ago, seeker said: "Diversity in Leadership: Air Canada" So what do you thing about WestJet and Marketing? I don't even want to know. I guess then you don't know, what do you think about WestJet and Marketing? Before or after Scoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAS Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I think that “theairlinewebsite.com” should hand out their own awards. We can make up a bunch of categories and do it as a poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Foxtrot Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, AAS said: I think that “theairlinewebsite.com” should hand out their own awards. We can make up a bunch of categories and do it as a poll. Sounds a lot like herding cats to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 We definitely need a "Get Off My Lawn" award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.k. Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 1 hour ago, J.O. said: We definitely need a "Get Off My Lawn" award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 everyone here would just vote for their own company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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