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Aviation Industry Awards UK 2026 crowns its winners at Park Plaza London Riverbank

The Aviation Industry Awards UK 2026 crowned its winners at the Park Plaza London Riverbank on 22 September 2026, with Saxon Air, Manchester Airport, STS Engine Services, and NATS and Heathrow Airport among the standout performers across a programme spanning innovation, sustainability, technology, and people development in the UK aviation sector. The ceremony reinforced the awards' position as the UK's highly respected platform for recognising achievement across the full spectrum of aviation excellence, setting the standard that organisations, teams, and individuals across the industry will look to match in the next awards cycle.

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John McMahon joins Aviation Industry Awards 2026 judging panel

John McMahon, Managing Director of M.J. McMahon & Company and Adjunct Professor at the University of Limerick, joins the judging panel for the Aviation Industry Awards 2026, bringing a career spanning civil engineering, aircraft leasing, and international aviation finance that includes co-founding and leading Genesis Lease to a NYSE listing and senior roles across debis AirFinance, GECAS, and GPA. A board member of Aerlytix and several aviation ABS platforms and former senior independent director of Wizz Air, McMahon contributes authoritative expertise in commercial aviation, aircraft leasing, and aviation industry governance to the evaluation of entries.

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Aidan Flanagan named as judge for Aviation Industry Awards 2026

Aidan Flanagan, Director of Airport Capacity & Operations at ACI EUROPE, joins the judging panel for the Aviation Industry Awards 2026, bringing extensive European aviation policy and operational expertise across airport capacity, slot allocation, airside operations, safety and air traffic management. With experience spanning ACI EUROPE, the European Commission, freight forwarding and public affairs consulting, Flanagan contributes a specialist perspective on airport operations management, operational excellence, airline safety and the regulatory environment shaping the aviation industry.

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Kieran O'Brien confirmed as judge for Aviation Industry Awards 2026

Kieran O'Brien, Partner at KPMG Ireland and Head of Practice Operations and Aviation Advisory, joins the judging panel for the Aviation Industry Awards 2026, bringing over 25 years of experience advising world-leading organisations in aviation finance, operational transformation, and technology-driven change as leader of KPMG's Finance Transformation and Performance Service Line. A specialist in digital finance and large-scale programme delivery across commercial aviation and beyond, O'Brien contributes a strategic advisory perspective on operational excellence and financial transformation to the evaluation of entries.

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