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Gurugram, July 16, 2018: The Airline Strategy Awards 2018 hosted by
Flight Airline Business has awarded Ajay Singh, Chairman & Managing Director,
SpiceJet, with the global ‘Low-Cost Leadership Award’. The Airline
Strategy Awards recognises excellence in the aviation industry across the globe and
acknowledges the crucial role that management talent plays in shaping its success and
covers the key functions that make up a successful airline leadership team.
The annual invitation-only event, which was held in London on Sunday, July 15, has six
main categories which include --- ‘Executive Leadership’, ‘Sector Leadership’,
‘Finance’, ‘Marketing’ and ‘Network Strategy’ besides ‘Low-Cost Leadership’.
“I am truly honoured to receive this prestigious award and I extend my heartfelt
gratitude to the jury members for the honour. This award is a recognition of SpiceJet’s
spectacular comeback and remarkable performance. Leading SpiceJet from a near shutdown
to being one of finest airlines in India has been the best experience of my life. I
share this recognition with each and every SpiceJetter who has worked relentlessly to
script our incredible story that the world today speaks of with admiration and awe,”
said Ajay Singh, CMD, SpiceJet.
The Low-Cost Leadership award is an honour to commemorate excellence in helming a
low-fare airline, maintaining a tight grip on costs, production integrity, market
stimulation through low fares, taking innovative approaches to growing ancillary
revenue streams and posting record profits.
The 2018 jury, a panel of internationally acclaimed aviation experts, included Geoff
Dixon former MD & CEO of Qantas, Ray Webster, former CEO of EasyJet, Montie Brewer
former CEO , Air Canada, Michael Bell, Senior Client Partner and Leader of the Civil
Aviation Practice at Korn Ferry International, Alex de Gunten, Business development
officer of HEICO Aerospace Corp, Rigas Doganis, Advisor to governments and airlines on
air transport policy and Chris Tarry, Founder of Independent Consultancy And Advisory
Business CTAIRA.
Max Kingsley-Jones, Executive Director Content at FlightGlobal and host
of The Airline Strategy Awards, said, “The airline industry is enjoying a healthy
existence right now in an era of sustained profitability and stability. But some
airline management teams are still rising above their peers through clever strategies
and innovative thinking.”
“Since 2002, the Airline Strategy Awards have been established as the highest accolade
in the recognition of the industry’s leaders and trend-setters, identifying those who
are raising the bar the way they run their businesses. This year’s winners once again
demonstrate how to deliver success at the highest level.”
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