Leading global trade body The Air Charter Association (The ACA) hosted its industry renowned Air Charter Excellence Awards on Thursday 13 November with 500 leading air charter professionals in attendance at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole.

The Air Charter Excellence Awards is a standout event for the industry, bringing members and industry professionals together to celebrate the achievements of the past year. The evening began with a pre-dinner networking reception, followed by a three-course gala dinner and ‘The Excellence Awards Ceremony’, featuring ten awards, presented by their respective sponsors.

The ACA also welcomed its 15 interns from The ACA Internship 2025 programme to recognise their achievements, with a special internship project prize awarded.

Kevin Ducksbury, chairman, The Air Charter Association, says: “Congratulations to all our 2025 award winners and thank you to our sponsors and members, whose continued support make this such an outstanding occasion, celebrating the very best of the air charter industry. This year, the winners were determined from a fantastic shortlist of companies by a 100%-member voting process, following feedback from The ACA membership.”

In keeping with The ACA’s sustainability commitment, the CO2e footprint of the event will be fully offset via The ACA’s sustainability partner 4AIR.

The award winners are as follows:

Executive Passenger Charter Operator of the Year – Platoon Aviation

Commercial Passenger Charter Operator of the Year – Air Charters Europe

Cargo Charter Operator of the Year – Qatar Airways Cargo

Helicopter Charter Operator of the Year – Capital Air Service

Aircraft Manufacturer of the Year – Gulfstream

Charter Operators’ Broker of the Year – Air Charter Service

Flight Ops Service Provider of the Year – Farnborough Airport

Business Service Supplier of the Year – Avinode

The ACA NextGen Young Person of the Year 2025 – Tim Cunningham, Weston Aviation

Internship 2025 Project Winner – Oliver Dawson

Thanks to all our sponsors: JETEX, Dassault Aviation, Volare Aviation, 8020 Communications, Luminair, AIRONE, Air Charter Scotland, AVICO, London Biggin Hill Airport, London Southend Jet Centre, Luxaviation Group, TAG Aviation, Titan Airways.