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In recognition of her work within the aviation community over 35 years, focusing on Safety Strategy and Safety Management and to highlight her success in chairing the ICAO Safety Management Panel which produced Annex 19, the first new Annex to be commissioned in 30 years.
In recognition of her work within the aviation community over 35 years, focusing on Safety Strategy and Safety Management and to highlight her success in chairing the ICAO Safety Management Panel which produced Annex 19, the first new Annex to be commissioned in 30 years.
In recognition of her work within the aviation community over 35 years, focusing on Safety Strategy and Safety Management and to highlight her success in chairing the ICAO Safety Management Panel which produced Annex 19, the first new Annex to be commissioned in 30 years.
In recognition of her work within the aviation community over 35 years, focusing on Safety Strategy and Safety Management and to highlight her success in chairing the ICAO Safety Management Panel which produced Annex 19, the first new Annex to be commissioned in 30 years.
In recognition of her work within the aviation community over 35 years, focusing on Safety Strategy and Safety Management and to highlight her success in chairing the ICAO Safety Management Panel which produced Annex 19, the first new Annex to be commissioned in 30 years.
In recognition of her work within the aviation community over 35 years, focusing on Safety Strategy and Safety Management and to highlight her success in chairing the ICAO Safety Management Panel which produced Annex 19, the first new Annex to be commissioned in 30 years.
The 2023 Whittle Safety Award has been presented to Lillian Lungu. The award was presented to Mrs. Lungu by the Ethiopian Minister of Transport and Logistics, Dr. Alemu Feyisa during the African Aviation MRO Africa and African Aviation Training Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Minister said prioritizing safety in aviation not only protects lives […]
2023 - Emily Wilson The International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA) and Cranfield University are happy to announce the winner of the inaugural IFA/Cranfield John Saull scholarship for airworthiness. The winner has been chosen from a group of excellent international entrants. Emily Wilson will be the first person to receive the IFA/Cranfield John Saull scholarship. Emily is […]
The 2024 Whittle Safety Award has been presented to Cengiz Turkoglu. The award was presented to Mr. Turkoglu by IFA CEO John Vincent & Mick Adams at the International Federation of Airworthiness UK Industry Leaders Panel Event, 28th November 2024 at DARTeC, Cranfield University.  Speaking after receiving the award, Mr. Turkoglu said as a passionate […]
2025 - Tony Kern The 2025 Whittle Safety Award recipient has been chosen, Mr Tony Kern. Dr. Tony Kern is a distinguished authority on human performance in aviation and has made significant contributions to the field. He is a Founding Partner and CEO of Convergent Performance, LLC, a veteran-owned small business in Colorado Springs dedicated to reducing human error and improving performance in high-risk environments. Dr. Kern has received multiple awards, including the USAF McDermott Award for Original Research, the Laurels Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government and Military, the John K. Lauber Safety Award, and the Flight Safety Foundation-Airbus Human Factors in Aviation Safety Award. In 2015, the National Business Aviation Association created the Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award to honor his contributions. Dr. Kern is the author of nine books on human performance and has lectured around the globe for decades. He has a rich background in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a Command Pilot and Flight Examiner, as well as Chairman of the U.S. Air Force Human Factors Steering Group and Director and Professor of Military History at the USAF Academy. Dr. Kern's work has been recognized with multiple awards and the establishment of the Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award. Unfortunately we were unable to present the award to Mr Kern at the 2025 John Saull Memorial Event but we hope to make a formal presentation to him in the United States sometime in the near future.