Norwegian, Aeromexico and Willie Walsh among CAPA Aviation for Excellence Award winners

12-Oct-2017: Norwegian, jetBlue, airBaltic, TAP Portugal and Cobalt Air scooped the airline awards at the 2017 CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence, held in London on 12-Oct-2017 as part of the 2017 CAPA-ACTE Global Summit.

Aeromexico CEO Andres Conesa received the executive of the year award, while Amsterdam, Dublin and Pittsburgh airports were recognised as leaders across three airport categories. IAG's Willie Walsh was recognised with the prestigious CAPA Legends Award (CAPA Hall of Fame).

Now in their 15th year, CAPA's Aviation Awards for Excellence are intended to reward airlines, airports and individuals that are not only successful, but have also provided industry strategic leadership in an always changing environment.

Initially limited to Asia Pacific and the Middle East, the awards were expanded by CAPA in 2012 to include all regions. Award candidates were independently researched and short-listed by CAPA's global team of analysts for performance over the past 12 months, and vetted by a small panel of independent industry experts.