Aircraft Operator Award

This award is open to any airline (must be an AOC holder) who operate services into/out of/within the island of Ireland. Judges will be looking for a carrier which has demonstrated consistent excellence or successfully implemented a significant project during the last 18 months. Each company must submit evidence for the size and nature of the organisation where the work is carried out, its principal products/services. This includes the turnover, level of job creation/employment/training. Entry is by a 5 A4 page submission; the judges will be looking for clear information, backed up by evidence, that pays particular attention to the criteria listed below.

Entry is by a 5-page A4 PDF submission; the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying attention to the criteria listed below.

• Demonstration of Operational Excellence, Innovation and/or Leadership: Has the airline demonstrated operational excellence, innovation and/or leadership? Is there a specific project which has been successfully implemented? The key criteria here are new route expansion, increasing passenger numbers and technical innovation.
• Specific Activities Contributing to Growth: How have specific activities contributed to the growth of the company?
• Safety Improvement: Has the project delivered a safety improvement?
• High Standards of Customer Service: Consistent high standards of customer service.
• Good Management Practice: Evidence of good management practice.
• Reduction in CO2 Emissions or Other Environmental Initiatives: Details of initiatives for the reduction in CO2 emissions or other environmental initiatives.