The Best in Aerospace and Defense Recognised

The 2010 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Aerospace & Defense Awards continues to showcase highly commendable line-up of recipients for the third consecutive year. Recipients sharing the lime-light this year have had to battle and prove themselves in an even more challenging period than their counterparts from the previous years.

A specialty this year is the co-location of the Awards banquet with the Singapore Airshow 2010 where Frost & Sullivan is the knowledge partner.  The Awards banquet will be held on February 4, 2010 at Crowne Plaza Hotel at Terminal 3, Changi International Airport.

A total of 17 leading organizations in the fields of general aviation, defense, homeland security, maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO), aerospace manufacturing, major support services, airports and commercial air transportation will be joining the hall of fame as they bag prestigious titles reflecting their success for the year 2009.

The Malaysia Airports clinched two award titles that cited them as the Airport Investment Company of the Year and the Airport of the Year (Above 15 million Passengers Annually) for Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Composites Technology Research Malaysia and Firefly joined in the honour roll to pride the nation's outstanding aerospace industry, with their awards.

Speaking about the success of the recipients, Subhranshu Sekhar Das, Director of Asia Pacific Aerospace & Defense practice at Frost & Sullivan says, "To counter the downturn in the aviation sector, the entire industry, especially the Asian players, have turned their focus on implementing best practices within their operations. Such smart executions have helped Asian aviation players successfully align their processes alongside the best global standards. This has in turn driven the corporate growth of these organizations and their respective operating sectors, despite the historic downturn. The improved operational and supply chain efficiency coupled with the steady turnaround of the Asian giants has attracted the attention of multinational players and has positively impacted the global aviation landscape. "

The Frost & Sullivan Awards are presented to companies that demonstrate best practices in the industry, commending their diligence, commitment, and innovative business strategies required to advance and excel in the competitive global marketplace.

Every year, the awards are given to companies based on actual market and technology performance that include revenue, market share, technology leadership and overall growth.

In addition to the tough market that the recipients were already operating in, this year the challenge to excel was further intensified with a global survey that served as a complementing screening in addition to the usual in-house secondary research.

Frost & Sullivan congratulates all the outstanding recipients of the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Aerospace & Defense Awards
    
    
            Awards Titles                                                          Award Recipients
    
                                         General Aviation Category
    Fixed based Operator of the year                                Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre
    
                                              Defense Category
    Secure Military Communications                                Rohde & Schwarz
    Vendor of the Year
    
                                       Homeland Security Category
    Video Surveillance Systems                                        GE Security
    Vendor of the Year
    
                                                    MRO Category
    Airframe MRO Center of the Year                               HAECO
    Engine MRO Center of the Year                                 PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA (SEA)
    
                                  Aerospace Manufacturing Category
    Airframe OEM of the Year                                            Bombardier
    Engine OEM of the Year                                              Rolls Royce
    Avionics OEM of the Year                                            Honeywell Aerospace
    
                                    Major Support Services Category
    Flight Training Center of the Year                             ST Aerospace Training Academy
    Aerospace IT Solutions Provider                              HCL AXON
    of the Year
    Aerospace R&D Vendor of the Year                         Composites Technology Research
                                                                                             Malaysia Sdn Bhd
    Aerospace Logistics Company                                 DHL
    of the Year
    
                                                 Airports Category
    Airport Air Navigation Solutions                                Korea Airports Corporation
     Provider of the Year 
    Airport Investment Company                                     Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
     of the Year
    Airport of the Year                                                        Auckland Airport
     (Below 15 million Passengers
     Annually)
    Airport of the Year                                                        Kuala Lumpur International Airport
     (Above 15 million Passengers
     Annually)
    
                                Commercial Air Transportation Category
    Best Value Airline of the Year                                   Firefly