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The winners of the 2017 Sapphire Pegasus
Awards were hounoured at a spectacular Gala Dinner Event held at the Boscolo
Luxury Hotel in Prague last Friday (28th April).
A total of twelve Awards were presented for
outstanding performances by companies and individuals in business aviation:
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 Business Jet Operator - Globe Air |
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Broker - Stratajet |
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Handler/Service Provider/FBO - Euro Jet
Intercontinental |
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Business Aviation Airport - London Oxford
Airport |
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Outstanding Business Aviation Performance
in Russia - Jet Port |
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Innovation in Business Aviation - My Jet |
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Lifetime Achievement - Bernhard Fragner,
Globe Air |
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Woman in Aviation - Carol Cork, Private
Fly |
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Business Aviation Journalist - Kate Sarsfield, Flight International & Flight Global |
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Charity/Relief Effort - Stratus Flying |
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Outstanding Integration of Social Media - VistaJet |
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Young Talent/Start Up Company - Signum
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Bernhard Fragner, Chief Executive of
Globe Air, is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. |
Managing Director of award winning London
Oxford Airport, Andi Alexander,
expressed his gratitude by saying: “We’re very happy with this recognition,
especially so because we were judged by our industry peers. It is an
acknowledgement of all the hard work from our excellent team and the investments
we’ve made in our business over recent years.”
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Winner in the Outstanding Journalism category,
Kate Sarsfield,
commented: “I was thrilled to be nominated for the Sapphire Pegasus business
aviation journalist award, and deeply honored to receive it. To be recognized in
this way by your industry colleagues is both heart- arming and humbling.” During online voting, 28,633 votes were cast
for the 78 nominations in 12 categories - an increase of 32% on last year.
Antonia Lukacinova,
founder of the Sapphire Pegasus Awards, said: "The increased interest in the
Sapphire Pegasus Award shows that the recognition of outstanding performances is
widely appreciated and recognized by the international business aviation
community. Based on this year’s experiences, we will enhance the program and
extend its reach beyond Europe." |
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Antonia Lukacinova, founder of the
Sapphire Pegasus Awards (left) with Private Fly's Carol Cork, honoured in
the Woman in Aviation category. |
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