Don't Miss Your Chance to Nominate the 2025 Leaders of the Year

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to send in nominations for Ground Support Worldwide’s 2025 Leaders of the Year awards.

Nominations for this annual program, which is designed to recognize people and companies making a positive impact in the ground support equipment and ground handling markets, are open through the end of the year.

All winners will be featured in the May 2025 issue of the magazine.

Ground Support Worldwide began its Leaders of the Year awards in 2005. In the beginning, the award was given to an individual recognized as the Ground Support Leader of the Year. In 2008, the Ground Support Leader of the Year was expanded into a full awards program extending across numerous segments of our industry. During this award expansion, the Lifetime Achievement Award joined the line-up of annual recognitions.

If you are unfamiliar with our annual award program, Ground Support Worldwide recognizes four winners.

The Product Leader of the Year highlights significant achievements in the GSE space. Ground Support Worldwide looks for experts who produce equipment designed to improve the turnaround process, make ground handling tasks more efficient and enhance the passenger experience with innovative engineering and creative solutions.

The Service Leader of the Year spotlights the companies who prop up the industry, often behind the scenes. Ground handling agents and other service providers, who dedicate themselves to ensuring the success of their customers are prime candidates for Ground Support Worldwide’s Service Leader recognition.

Ground Support Worldwide honors the top-tier managers with the Team Leader of the Year for motivating personnel and cultivating safety-focused work environments. Team Leaders are advocates for just culture, positive reinforcement and effective teaching methods aimed at improving the ground operations in both the commercial and general aviation spaces.

Ground Support Worldwide’s Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for industry trailblazers and dedicated proponents of the ground support industry. Nominate stalwarts within the ground handling sector and GSE manufacturing market that have devoted themselves to improving how aircraft are serviced on the ramp for this prestigious honor.

You can help us shine a well-deserved light on the most influential people and innovative companies in the industry. Visit AviationPros.com/LeadersoftheYear for more information and to view past winners. Access the nomination form at AviationPros.com/55140335.