Joseph Anselmo, William Garvey, David Carlisle and David Esler of AVIATION WEEK Receive Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards for Best Avionics, Business Aircraft, and Safety Submissions at Farnborough Airshow

.FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW, U.K. -- Joseph Anselmo, William Garvey, David Carlisle, and David Esler of AVIATION WEEK were honored at the 2010 Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards (AJOYA) Dinner & Presentation Ceremony, held at the Park Lane Hotel in London last night. The prizes are among the world's most important awards for aviation writers and broadcasters.

Joseph Anselmo, AVIATION WEEK's senior business editor, and Business & Commercial Aviation (BCA) Editor-in-Chief William Garvey's "Critical Condition Image Problem" article from Aviation Week & Space Technology received the award for Best Business Aircraft Submission. David Carlisle, BCA contributor, received the award for Best Safety Submission for his article, "Wind Shear Accident." BCA Features Editor David Esler won his sixth AJOYA for Best Avionics Submission for his "4-D Nav is Coming" article.

"The AVIATION WEEK editorial team's high-quality work, expert insights and in-depth analysis make us the must-read publications in the industry," said Anthony L. Velocci, Jr., editor-in-chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology and editorial director, AVIATION WEEK. "These awards for BCA's William Garvey, David Carlisle, and David Esler, and AVIATION WEEK's Joe Anselmo, are well-deserved and show the industry's high regard for our unrivaled business aviation coverage and analysis. On behalf of AVIATION WEEK, I congratulate them on this recognition of exceptional reporting and commitment to the craft."

A three-time AJOYA winner, Joseph Anselmo is AVIATION WEEK's senior business editor. Traveling around the globe to report on the aerospace, defense and airline industries in a business context, he also writes the Market Focus commentary that appears weekly in print and online. Prior to joining AVIATION WEEK, Joe was at the Washington Post and Congressional Quarterly.

William Garvey is editor-in-chief of BCA and the deputy managing editor of business aviation for AVIATION WEEK. During his stewardship at BCA, the monthly magazine has received dozens of awards for editorial excellence. Previously, he was managing editor of AVIATION WEEK Television and before that, the top editor for Flying and Professional Pilot magazines. He has authored three aviation books, is an active pilot, and in 2009, he received a lifetime achievement award for journalism from the National Business Aviation Association.

For 10 years, David Carlisle has been a contributor to BCA, focusing on safety and operations. He has been a corporate pilot for over 28 years and is also the flight department manager for the Middlesex Corp.

David Esler is a features editor for BCA and a former U.S. Army officer and Commercial pilot. He has received six AJOYA, two NBAA Gold Wing awards, and two Aviation/Space Writers Association Awards of Excellence.

All in all, AVIATION WEEK editors were shortlisted for 11 awards, exhibiting more finalists than any other media company. In addition to the four winners, shortlisted finalists included:

• Air Transport: Jens Flottau, Aviation Week & Space Technology, "Wake Up Call"
• Business Aircraft: David Esler, Business & Commercial Aviation, "Flight Risk: The Threat of Criminalization"
• Maintenance: Henry Canaday, Overhaul & Maintenance, "Right Parts, Right Time"
• Maintenance: Paul Seidenman & David Spanovich, Overhaul & Maintenance, "Taking Tires to Task"
• Propulsion: Paul Seidenman, Overhaul & Maintenance, "Power Plant Performance"
• Safety: Kathleen Bangs, Business & Commercial Aviation, "From Chatterbox to Black Box"
• Safety: Patrick Veillette, Business & Commercial Aviation, "Danger Lurks in Non-Routine Flights"
• Systems & Technology: Bill Burchell, Overhaul & Maintenance, "Rise of the Machines"

For more information and to view the articles, visit http://aviationweek.com. Farnborough attendees can also visit AVIATION WEEK in Hall 1, Stand D13 or the ShowNews Office in Chalet A20.

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