Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence

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The NBAA Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence is presented annually for excellent, accurate and insightful reporting on issues related to business aviation, by trade or nontrade media. The award recognizes journalism's important role in reporting the significant contributions of business aviation to the national economy, with "business aviation" defined as the use of general aviation aircraft for business purposes. To be eligible, entrants may be either paid staff members or freelancers for the publisher.

New Online Application: Starting in 2013, NBAA has introduced a new online application for the Gold Wing Award, making the entry process faster and easier than ever before. All entries must be submitted online via the secure application form, and NBAA will no longer accept hardcopy entries. Be sure to review the entry rules below before applying.

Apply for the 2013 NBAA Gold Wing Award online now.

Winners will receive a $1,000 honorarium at the Media Kickoff Breakfast of NBAA’s 2013 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2013), to be held from Oct. 22 to 24, 2013, in Las Vegas, NV. Co-authors of a winning entry will share honorarium. Review the list of past recipients.

Entry Rules

  • All entries must be submitted online via the secure web-based application. For articles originally published in print, applicants must submit articles in digital format (e.g., via URL or file upload). Hardcopy entries will not be accepted.
  • If a password is required to access online entries, provide username and password with entry form.
  • Entries may be single articles, features or a series on business aviation issues originally published in print or digital formats, including but not limited to magazine, newspaper, newsletter, blog, podcast and video entries.
  • Stories should have appeared in print, online or on-air between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013.
  • Entries will be reviewed by a panel, and the panel's decision is final.
  • The deadline for the 2013 award is July 31, 2013. Entries must be received by this date to be eligible.
  • All entries become the property of NBAA and entrant gives consent for reprinting/duplication. Entrant also gives NBAA permission to use entry and entrant’s name for educational or promotional purposes.

Past Recipients

Past recipients of the Gold Wing Award include: