Aircraft Engineering & Maintenance Award (New)

This award recognises an organisation, team, or maintenance provider that has demonstrated outstanding excellence in aircraft engineering, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activities over the past 12 months. Open to airlines, MRO providers, engineering organisations, maintenance teams, and aviation service companies. Organisations of all sizes will be assessed relative to their scale and context. Each entrant should provide background information on the size, structure, and nature of the organisation and demonstrate how their achievements have contributed to the advancement of aviation engineering and maintenance standards. Entry is by a maximum 5 A4 page submission. Judges will be looking for clear, concise information supported by evidence and measurable results, with particular attention to the following criteria:

• Technical Innovation and Engineering Excellence: Describe any engineering innovations, maintenance initiatives, process improvements, or technical solutions introduced during the past 12 months. This may include the adoption of new technologies, digitalisation projects, predictive maintenance techniques, tooling improvements, sustainability initiatives, or innovative engineering practices that have enhanced service delivery or operational performance.
• Safety, Compliance and Quality Performance: Demonstrate how the organisation has maintained and enhanced the highest standards of safety, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance. Include examples of initiatives, certifications, audit outcomes, safety performance indicators, continuous improvement programmes, or quality management systems that have contributed to operational excellence.
• Customer Value and Service Delivery: Explain how the organisation has delivered value to customers through engineering and maintenance services. Judges will consider factors such as reliability, responsiveness, turnaround times, technical expertise, customer satisfaction, fleet availability improvements, cost efficiencies, and the ability to meet customer requirements while maintaining the highest safety standards.
• Business Growth and Strategic Development: Outline the activities, investments, partnerships, contracts, or service developments that have contributed to the organisation's growth during the past 12 months. Evidence may include expansion into new markets, new customer acquisitions, capability enhancements, facility investments, workforce growth, or diversification of service offerings.
• Operational Excellence and Workforce Development: Describe how the organisation has improved operational performance through process optimisation, workforce development, collaboration, and leadership. Examples may include productivity improvements, reduced maintenance turnaround times, training and apprenticeship programmes, employee engagement initiatives, succession planning, knowledge transfer, or measures that have enhanced overall organisational effectiveness.
• Contribution to the Irish Aviation Industry: Demonstrate how the organisation has positively contributed to the development of Ireland's aviation sector. This may include support for skills development, collaboration with educational institutions, sustainability initiatives, industry leadership, community engagement, promotion of aviation careers, or activities that strengthen Ireland's position as a centre of excellence for aviation engineering and maintenance.
• Supporting Evidence: Entrants are encouraged to provide measurable results wherever possible