The Aerospace Media Awards have been created to honour journalists and publishers who have made a significant contribution to aerospace journalism and publishing. One of the exciting aspects of every Aerospace Media Awards event is the chance to meet and mingle with peers from all over the world. The 2026 Aerospace Media Awards will be presented in London on Sunday 19th July. To register your interest please hit the button below, in the meantime please feel free to view the video below.

The Aerospace Media Dinner has become 'the' aviation media networking event and consistently delivers an evening of superb hospitality and entertainment. 

These are a distinct set of awards celebrating the best in aviation journalism and publishing. The Call for Nominations for the 2026 Aerospace Media Awards has closed. Judging of the following categories is taking place, the finalists will be announced in May.

The list of award categories for the 2026 award is as follows -

Best New Aerospace Journalist - sponsored by Embraer

For journalists under 35 or with no more than 5 years’ experience in aviation journalism

Best Aviation Image – sponsored by Dassault Aviation

The Best Safety, Training & Simulation Submission - sponsored by CAE

The Best Rotorcraft/Vertical Flight Submission

The Best Multi Media Aerospace Submission

For Aerospace and Defence publications - to include podcasts, video reports and integrated media submissions

The Best Business Aviation Submission

The Best Military Aviation Submission - sponsored by Lockheed Martin

The Best Aerospace & Defence Business Submission

The Mike Savage Award for the Best Passenger & Crew Wellbeing Submission – sponsored by CTT Systems

The Best Un-Manned Systems Submission – sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

The Humanitarian Award -  sponsored by CAN – The Corporate Angel Network

This award recognises journalism covering humanitarian missions, disaster relief operations, medical evacuation (medevac) flights, and the wider role of aviation in delivering critical aid during times of crisis. 

The Best Propulsion Submission - sponsored by Rolls-Royce

The Best Space Submission - sponsored by TE Connectivity

The Best Advanced Air Mobility Submission – sponsored by Joby Aviation

The Best Commercial Aviation Submission - sponsored by McKinsey & Company

The Best Breaking News Submission - sponsored by Honeywell

The Best MRO Submission

The Best Aerospace Artificial Intelligence (AI) Submission - sponsored by Anduril

For articles about AI in aerospace, not articles written by AI

The Best Efficiency and Sustainable Aviation Submission

Aerospace Content Creator of the Year  – kindly sponsored by Boeing

A new award aimed at the growing cohort of industry professionals engaged in research, production, and distribution of timely news stories and related multimedia content that reaches across different platforms (print, web, social media, video, podcasts). The award will be judged on how these individuals best transform raw information into clear, accurate and compelling content, engage with their global audiences and adhere to the highest standards of accuracy and quality. 

The Best In-depth Aerospace Submission – sponsored by Eurofighter

The Bill Gunston Technology Writer Of The Year Award - sponsored by Boeing

The Aerospace Reporter of the Year Award – sponsored by Dassault Aviation

Lifetime Achievement Award - Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to Aerospace Journalism -

The 2026 Aerospace Media Awards will be presented in London on the evening of Sunday July 19th

If you have any questions about the 2026 awards, please submit them to themediadoctor@aol.com