ALTA announces the winners of Periodismo de Altura Award
The first edition of the journalism award received 68 registrations for articles dealing with ESG and competitiveness in the aviation sector
October 24, 2023
Cancun, October 24th- The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has already announced the winners of the first edition of Periodismo de Altura Award. The awards ceremony was held during the main conference for aviation leaders in the region, the ALTA AGM & Airline Leaders Forum in Cancun, Mexico. Over 400 industry decision-makers were present, including 40 airline CEOs.
The 4 selected articles competed in the general and specialized press categories in print and online media, covering the topics of ESG and competitiveness. This first edition had 68 registrations and representatives from 10 countries took part.
The award judges were: Ana Herrera-Malone, Regional Marketing Director of IBS Software, Carlos Figueroa, Director of Communications and Institutional Relations of Aerolíneas Argentinas, Cesarina Beauchamp, Commercial Director of Sky High Dominicana, Christian Pastrana, Director of Communications and Public Affairs of Aeromexico and Cristiane Dart, Marketing Manager for the Americas of SITA.
The topics chosen under ESG category highlighted decarbonization projects and equality in the sector. The winning topics under the competitiveness category focused on low-cost carriers and the importance of fuel for the development of aviation.
Here are the winners:
Specialized press - ESG
Pablo Diaz, Aviacionline (Argentina): "Conserving by transforming: LATAM Group signs a partnership with CO2Bio, a revolutionary carbon offsetting project."
Specialized press - Competitiveness
Elena Crespo, EHPLUS (Dominican Republic): "Aviation fuel, wings of development and competitiveness."
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General press - ESG
Rafael Balago, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil): "Women advance in technical positions in aviation."
General Press - Competitiveness
Sebastian Montes, Forbes (Colombia): "Less is more? The promise of low-costs is under the spotlight in Latin America."
"It is a true honor for ALTA to have developed this award, because journalists deserve an important recognition for their work. They play a sometimes invisible but essential role in providing us all with access to accurate and timely information that allows us to measure the impact of air transport on the lives of everyone, the immeasurable contribution that is generated in every locality every time an aircraft land. During the pandemic, their efforts were even more important, making known the contributions of the only means of transport capable of delivering vaccines, essential supplies and so much support. This is the first edition of many and we look forward to continuing to see high quality work that takes us to the heights," says José Ricardo Botelho, ALTA's Executive Director & CEO.
