The Aerospace Media Awards
The 2026 Aerospace Media Awards will be presented in London on the 19th July
The 2026 Call for Nomination is open, please scroll down the page to see the award categories and how to make nomination
email themediadoctor@aol.com for more information
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 is open.
You are welcome to send in nominations for the following award categories
To make nominations please visit - https://amad.awardmgt.com/entries
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 - sponsored by TE Connectivity
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
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 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
Make your nominations via -
https://amad.awardmgt.com/entries
If you have any questions about the 2026 awards, please submit them to themediadoctor@aol.com
The closing date for nominations is Friday 3rd April 2026.
The Awards will be presented during the 2026 Aerospace Media Dinner which takes place on the evening of 19th July at No 8 Northumberland Avenue, London
I wish you every success with your nominations, if you have any questions or wish to discuss in more detail please feel free to contact me.
How to make a nomination
When making a nomination the timeframe for articles being submitted is March 2025 to the end of March 2026.
Please submit your entries by clicking on the following link - https://amad.awardmgt.com/entries - or the other links on this page. This will take you to the nominations portal, you will be asked for an email and password and from there you can submit nominations for any of the above categories. The portal allows you to edit, change, or add more information or more nominations.
Once you have made a nomination you should receive confirmation that it has been received. You can then submit more nominations for other categories or log out and come back again when you wish to make more nominations or edit the existing nominations.
If you have any problems, please submit queries to themediadoctor@aol.com
Please ensure that Nominations are limited to 1 entry per category, in the event of a nominee being nominated twice for the same category the nominee will be asked for their preference as to which nomination goes forward for judging. The reason for limiting nominations to one per category is twofold. Firstly, it is to ensure the judges are presented with the very best work. Secondly on previous occasions, when two nominations per category were allowed, this resulted in the judges’ votes being split between the two nominations and the nominee losing out when the scores were compiled.
Deadline for Nominations
The closing date for nominations is Friday 3rd April 2026
The Aerospace Media Awards will be presented during the Aerospace Media Dinner on the evening of 19th July at No 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. The evening starts from 5pm with a networking cocktail reception.
