Air NZ, China Eastern, Malindo, PAL, Spring, BOC’s Martin, Mactan-Cebu win CAPA Asia Pacific awards

China Eastern Airlines, Malindo Air, Philippine Airlines and Spring Airlines scooped the airline awards at the 2016 CAPA Asia Pacific Aviation Awards for Excellence, held on 15-Nov-2016 in Singapore as part of the 2016 CAPA Asia Aviation Summit. BOC Aviation CEO Robert Martin received the executive award, while Mactan-Cebu was the airport winner and Air New Zealand won in the innovation category. Spring Airlines founding CEO and chairwoman Zhang Xiuzhi was recognised with the CAPA Legends Award (CAPA Hall of Fame).

Now in its fourteenth year, CAPA's Aviation Awards for Excellence are intended to reward airlines and airports that are not only successful but have also provided industry leadership in an always changing environment. At a time of industry upheaval, our winners are adopting strategies that offer new directions for others to take.

Initially limited to Asia Pacific and the Middle East, the awards were expanded by CAPA in 2012 to include all regions. This year the Aviation Awards for Excellence were presented at two gala dinners - one for the global industry on 27-Oct-2015, and one for Asia Pacific including the Middle East on 15-Nov-2016.