13th Annual Aviation Industry Expo

The Ground Support Leaders of the Year Awards Reception was held on Wednesday, March 17th at AIE with industry leaders being recognized from six categories. Team Leader of the Year was presented to Joe Daniels, East Bay Automotive Supervisor, UPS. Safety Leader of the Year recipient was Shawn Mack, Director of Training, Banyan Air Service. Green Leader of the Year was awarded to Neil Bennett, President, eTug LLC. Sean Hopkins, Vice President Supply Management, Allegiant Air was named Kaizen Leader of the Year. I.D. Systems was honored with Engineer/Innovator of the Year award and the Lifetime Achievement award was given to Lou Lombardi of Aviation Systems.

AIE also hosted the “Exhibitor Space Draw”, where current exhibitors are given the chance to select their booth space for the next year. Nearly 50% of this year’s available booth space was booked at the expo with 88 companies committing to exhibiting.

Aviation Industry Expo 2011 will be February 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information about Aviation Industry Expo, visit www.AviationIndustryExpo.com.

Aviation Industry Expo is owned and produced by Cygnus Expositions and is part of the Cygnus Aviation & Transportation Group, which includes the leading industry publications Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Airport Business, and Ground Support Worldwide. Cygnus Expositions is a division of business-to-business media leader Cygnus Business Media.

Cygnus Business Media is an internationally-recognized business-to-business media company. Its diverse portfolio serves 13 market categories with print and interactive products, and live events. Through its media, the company reaches more than 1.5 million print subscribers, nearly 1 million industry professionals via its Custom Marketing services group and expositions, and attracts 2 million unique visitors to its websites monthly. Cygnus Business Media provides comprehensive, integrated advertising and marketing programs for some of the world’s strongest business-to-business brands. For more information, visit www.cygnusb2b.com.