Australasian Airline Press Club honors top aviation writers

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Geoffrey Thomas Editor-In-Chief - US Bureau Chief | Airline Ratings

By Sky Industry News

Dec 20, 2024

Airline Ratings writer Chris Frame has been recognized as Aviation Feature Writer of the Year by the Australasian Airline Press Club (AAPC). The award was given for his feature story, "How The Jet Airliner Eclipsed Ocean Liners," published in April 2024. The article delves into how jet airliners transformed global travel, overshadowing ocean liners that had dominated transportation for a century.

Frame expressed his gratitude to Airline Ratings, stating: “Shipping and Aviation have been two of my biggest passions since I was a child. To have had the opportunity to write a feature for Airline Ratings that covered both topics was a great experience, and I am honoured to have been acknowledged by the AAPC for this work.”

The Aviation Feature accolade is among eight categories recognized by the AAPC.

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The complete list of winners announced on December 20, 2024, includes:

- **Aviation Journalist of the Year**: Adrian Schofield from Aviation Week and Tony Harrington as Freelance/Flight Global.

- **Australian Aviation News Story of the Year**: Tony Harrington from Airline Routes and Ground Services magazine for "Rexit" highlights and Adrian Schofield from AvWeek Group for "Qantas and Airbus Overcome Regulatory Hurdle for Project Sunrise."

- **New Zealand Aviation News Story of the Year**: Adrian Schofield from Aviation Daily with "NZAero Launches Sales of SuperPac Utility Aircraft" and Grant Bradley from NZ Herald with "Kiwi high-flyer on a year at Qantas headwinds and all."

- **Aviation Feature of the Year**: Chris Frame from AirlineRatings.com with "How The Jet Airliner Eclipsed Ocean Liners" and Steve Hitchen from Australian Flying with "Report for the Ages."

- **Aviation Technical Story of the Year**: Steve Creedy from Flight Safety Australia with "Fruits of Tragedy" and Tony Harrington from Flight Global with "How the mission for next generation of electric aircraft is evolving."

- **Aviation Defence Story of the Year**: Andrew McLaughlin from Riotact with "The Air Warfare Instructor’s Course – Australia’s Top Guns ramp up!" and Andrew Greene from ABC with a report on Chinese military video showing 'dangerous' intercepts over South China Sea.

- **Multimedia Story of the Year**: Grant Bradley from NZ Herald discussing Boeing's troubles alongside Air NZ's Dreamliners strategy, Robin Ironside from The Australian covering Rex's strengths and internal reviews affecting Qantas leaders.

- **Aviation Photographer of the Year**: Seth Jaworski on Sydney Airport Instagram capturing Emirates at sunset, Steve Hitchen in Australian Flying featuring GranLusso.

Chris Frame continues to contribute to Airline Ratings where more examples of his work can be found.