Ground Support Worldwide 2025 Leaders of the Year Award Winners
The May/June issue of Ground Support Worldwide is out now and features the 2025 Leaders of the Year award winners.
These esteemed recognitions celebrate the outstanding achievements and forward-thinking contributions of companies and individuals who are significantly impacting the ground support industry.
The Ground Support Worldwide Leaders of the Year program is dedicated to highlighting the high-caliber individuals and innovative companies that are driving progress and excellence within the global ground support sector. Each year, the program seeks to identify and celebrate those who demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, and dedication across various critical areas of ground operations.
Product Leader of the Year
The Product Leader of the Year award highlights significant achievements in the GSE space. Ground Support Worldwide looks for experts who produce equipment designed to improve the turnaround process, make ground handling tasks more efficient and enhance the passenger experience with innovative engineering and creative solutions.
This year, this award goes to Mallaghan Ground Support Equipment for its SkyBelt all-electric baggage loading system. Designed for the rigors of modern aviation, and with operator safety and ergonomics in mind, the SkyBelt is advancing the state of the art of baggage handling. Click here for the full profile.
Service Leader of the Year
The Service Leader of the Year spotlights the companies who prop up the industry, often behind the scenes. Ground handling agents and other service providers, who dedicate themselves to ensuring the success of their customers are prime candidates for Ground Support Worldwide’s Service Leader recognition.
The 2025 Service Leader of the Year award goes to Servicios Aeroportuarios Andinos S.A. (SAASA), a Peruvian member of Group ANDINO. This company's growth trajectory extends beyond its borders, demonstrating a strategic focus on internationalization with a keen focus on highly targeted customer service. For the full profile, click here.
Team Leader of the Year
Ground Support Worldwide honors top-tier managers with the Team Leader of the Year award for motivating personnel and cultivating safety-focused work environments. Team Leaders are advocates for just culture, positive reinforcement and effective teaching methods aimed at improving the ground operations in both the commercial and general aviation spaces.
This year, the Team Leader of the Year honor goes to Amanda Walker, general manager/controler at Bassco Services, a Dallas, Texas-based aviation fuel farm system specialist. Nominated by a member of her staff, Walker's leadership style is described as empathetic, collaborative and cooperative. Click here for the full profile.
Lifetime Achievement
Ground Support Worldwide’s Lifetime Achievement award is reserved for industry trailblazers and dedicated proponents of the ground support industry. Aimed at honoring stalwarts within the ground handling sector and GSE manufacturing market, this award goes to those who have devoted themselves to improving how aircraft are serviced on the ramp.
This year, this prestigious honor is awarded posthumously to Donald Redwine, Southwest Airlines' director of GSE, who passed away in March of 2024. For the full profile, click here.
View the May/June 2025 issue of Ground Support Worldwide here.
A look back
For more winning profiles, review Leaders of the Year recipients from 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020.