2025 Winners

Please see below the winners and finalists from the 2025 Aviation Industry Awards.

The winners were announced on Wednesday, December 3rd, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

Aviation Company of the Year

WINNER:

Limerick Flying Club

Innovation in Safety and Risk Management Award

WINNER:

Irish Aviation Authority - EU Ground Handling Regulation

FINALISTS:

  • CHC Ireland - Fatigue Risk Management System
  • Dublin Airport - Safety Stack
  • Irish Aviation Authority - EU Ground Handling Regulation
  • Trident Safety Group

Aviation Leasing Achievement Award

WINNER:

LXA Leasing

FINALISTS:

  • ABL Aviation
  • LXA Leasing

Sponsored by:

Aviation Rising Star Award

WINNER:

IASA, ASG & ATC - Gary Naughton

FINALISTS:

  • Eirtech Aviation Services - Anthony Collins
  • Eirtech Aviation Services - Matthew Murray
  • Genesis - Rachel Murray
  • IASA, ASG & ATC - Gary Naughton

Best Use of Technology Award

WINNER:

Manna Air Delivery

FINALISTS:

  • daa - Dublin Airport: Aerodrome Safeguarding
  • dnata - Leveraging Technology in Airline Catering
  • Future Mobility Campus Ireland - ÉALÚ-AER Project: Digital Sky Demonstrator
  • Manna Air Delivery

General & Sport Aviation Award

WINNER:

Limerick Flying Club

FINALISTS:

  • Galway Flying Club
  • Limerick Flying Club

Aviation Academic Education Award

WINNER:

Law Society of Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • AAV Aviation Services Training and TUS
  • Law Society of Ireland

Aviation Innovation Award

WINNER:

Manna Air Delivery

FINALISTS:

  • Collins Aerospace - Kilkeel's Autonomous Mobile Robotics Project
  • dnata - Leveraging Technology in Airline Catering
  • Manna Air Delivery
  • Spirit Aerosystems (Belfast) - One Piece Resin Infused Wing Demonstrator

Excellence in People & Workplace Culture Award

WINNER:

Aer Lingus

FINALISTS:

  • Aer Lingus
  • CHC Ireland
  • Hannon Travel
  • LXA Leasing
  • Marqette
  • The Shannon Airport Group

Women in Aviation Award

WINNER:

Dublin City University - Marina Efthymiou

FINALISTS:

  • Airbus International Services - Helene Fumey
  • Avtrain - Julie Garland
  • Dublin City University - Marina Efthymiou

Best Emerging Aviation Technology Award

WINNER:

Frequency - Efficient Aviation Collaboration Platform

FINALISTS:

  • Airline MRO Parts (AMP) - SMART Suite
  • Avtrain - OMG Software Application
  • Frequency - Efficient Aviation Collaboration Platform
  • Future Mobility Campus Ireland - ÉALÚ-AER Project: Digital Sky Demonstrator
  • Tao Climate - AI Space Hemp Carbon Removal and MRV Platform

Operational Excellence in Aviation Award

WINNER:

The Shannon Airport Group

FINALISTS:

  • Aterim
  • CHC Ireland
  • International Aerospace Coatings (IAC)
  • Moog MRO Services
  • The Shannon Airport Group

Excellence in Aviation Training Award

WINNER:

Collins Aerospace - Kilkeel's Step In Programme

FINALISTS:

  • Belfast City Airport - The High Flyers Apprenticeship Programme
  • CHC Ireland - Search and Rescue and Way2Work
  • Collins Aerospace - Kilkeel's Step In Programme

Green Impact Award

WINNER:

daa

FINALISTS:

  • Aer Lingus
  • Airbus International Services
  • AvAir
  • daa
  • Marqette Food Hall
  • Tao Climate