The Competition Begins for WAEA Avion Awards: Best Overall/Best in Region Survey Launche

The 21st Annual WAEA Avion Awards season is underway and we are proud to announce airlines competing for Best in Region and Best Overall IFE. These prestigious awards are judged solely on passenger feedback though www.ifesurvey.com. Skytrax, the leader in airline passenger opinion studies, will administer the survey.

In 2008, more than 30 airlines competed for the Avion Awards mark of distinction with more than 55,000 passengers worldwide rating airline performance in IFE and selected their favorites. The survey for the 2009 Best in Region and Best Overall IFE awards will be administered during 1 May and 30 June 2009 and available in English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Korean, French, Hebrew, Russian and Portuguese.

This year, 37 airlines will compete and the top five finalists from each region will be eligible for the Best Overall IFE in one of two categories, Large Airlines and Small Airlines.

Award winners will be announced at the WAEA 30th Annual Conference & Exhibition in Palm Springs, California on 5 October 2009.

Airlines competing for the 21st WAEA Avion Awards for Best in Region and Best Overall IFE are:

Afriqiyah Airways
Air Canada
Air France
Air New Zealand, Ltd.
Air Tahiti Nui
Avianca
British Airways
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Delta/Northwest Airlines
El Al Israel Airlines, Ltd.
Emirates
Etihad Airways
Finnair
Gulf Air
Iberia Lineas Aereas De Espana
Jet Airways (India), Ltd.
Kenya Airways
Korean Air
Kuwait Airways
LAN Airlines S.A.
Malaysia Airlines
Qantas Airways, Ltd.
Qatar Airways
Royal Brunei Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines System
Singapore Airlines Ltd.
South African Airways
Swiss International Air Lines
TAM Airlines
Thai Airways International
Thomsonfly
Turkish Airlines
V Australia
Virgin America
Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd.
Virgin Blue

Good luck!

Click here for entry form and complete rules and entry information for other WAEA Avion Award categories.