Eliminating ground damage, accident risks and striving for the highest possible safety standards is a guiding principle of all aviation stakeholders. This award will celebrate the ground handling team or employee who has used their initiative and determination to deliver a tangible safety gain at their station. Judges will also want to see tangible evidence of the entrant’s impact on reducing injuries or ground damage, as well as a clear commitment to taking safety from a compliance-based activity to a core business value

Finalists: 

-          Bangkok Flight Services Tiger Team, Bangkok

-          Jean-Luc Groell, Swissport, Basel Airport

-          Steve Mitchell, Stobart Aviation Services, London Stansted Airport

-          Stewart Smith, Menzies Aviation, London Stansted Airport

-          Radoslaw Kurpiewski, LS Airport Services, Poland

Winner:

Steve Mitchell, Stobart Aviation Services, London Stansted Airport