AWARD NEWS

Bombardier Names Nick W. Verdea Recipient of 2021 Safety Standdown Award

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Dec 8^th 2021 |

A long-time Safety Standdown supporter, Verdea has demonstrated exceptional safety leadership throughout his 25-year aviation careerInfluential award recognizes except...

Nominations Open for IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards

AIR TRANSPORT | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jul 8^th 2021 |

Awards established in 2019, with Qatar Airways committing to sponsor for 10 yearsWinner in each category will receive $25,000 in prize moneyThe International Air Trans...

Frankfinn receives the Award for the “Best Aviation Training Institute– 2021

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Mar 11^th 2021 |

Frankfinn receives the Award for the “Best Aviation Training Institute– 2021” at the ASSOCHAM Knowledge Management Virtual Meet & Awards on Leadershi...

AFI KLM E&M : Barfield adjusts his organization and is awarded a new patent

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Feb 11^th 2021 |

Barfield, the American subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) announces two appointments to further improve its efficiency, al...

South Carolina Racial Justice Network Awards Boeing the Martin Luther King Jr. Corporate Award

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Feb 9^th 2021 |

The South Carolina Racial Justice Network announced Boeing as the recipient of the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Corpor...

CPaT awarded new contract with Royal Air Maroc

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Fri, Feb 5^th 2021 |

CPaT Global today announced it has been awarded a new contract by Royal Air Maroc (RAM) for initial and recurrent training spanning a variety of fleets, including the B737-MAX-8, B737NG, B787, E190, B747-400, 747-8, a...

Boeing Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for New Zealand P-8 Training

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Dec 16^th 2020 |

The U.S. Navy recently awarded Boeing [NYSA: BA] a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract, valued at $109 million, to provide P-8A Poseidon training for the Royal New ...

Bombardier Names Antonio Cortés as Recipient of 2020 Safety Standdown Award

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Oct 22^nd 2020 |

Antonio Cortés has been named the 2020 winner of the influential Bombardier Safety Standdown Award, as selected by the Safety Standdown Advisory Council members. Corté...

Astrobotic Awarded $199.5 Million Contract to Deliver NASA Moon Rover

SPACE | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Sept 2^nd 2020 |

Astrobotic’s Griffin lunar lander to carry the NASA VIPER mission to the south pole of the Moon in 2023, as a precursor to a human landingPittsburgh, PA – ...

Leonardo awarded a contract for FAA’s distance measuring equipment system

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Jun 3^rd 2020 |

- Distance Measuring Equipment is key component of the Federal Aviation Administration’s navigational aids in the US National Airspace, helping to enable NextGen...

NASA to Announce Commercial Human Lander Awards for Artemis Moon Missions

SPACE | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Apr 30^th 2020 |

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 30, to announce the companies selected to develop modern human landing systems (HLS) that will carr...

Three finalists from Canada, Italy and the UK selected for the Airbus GEDC Diversity Award

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Mar 18^th 2020 |

Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) have selected three finalists for the 7th annual Airbus GEDC D...

Philanthropist. Recruiter. Award-winning Engineer. Meet Debra Curry.

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Tue, Feb 18^th 2020 |

The Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) is hosted at an annual STEM conference where students and industry professionals can come to together to network, learn an...

Bombardier and NBAA Spirit Award Winner Barrington Irving to Collaborate on Aircraft Technician Recruitment Initiative

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Oct 30^th 2019 |

Bombardier today announced it will be collaborating with NBAA Spirit Award Winner Captain Barrington Irving to develo...

Leonardo launches the Innovation Award 2019 with Innovathon, the new ideas marathon for university students

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Oct 2^nd 2019 |

Leonardo has opened applications for the Leonardo Innovation Award, one of the most eagerly-awaited appointments of t...