George Larson, Senior Editor of Aviation Week's Business & Commercial Aviation, Receives NBAA Lifetime Achievement Award

ATLANTA, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) presented its 2010 David Ewald Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement and excellence in journalism to George Larson, senior editor at Aviation Week's Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. The Platinum Wing Award was presented at the NBAA 63rd Annual Meeting & Convention Media Breakfast in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 19.

"George's passion for aviation and his consistently outstanding reporting, writing and editing over the years has made a major difference in our essential industry," said Greg Hamilton, president, Aviation Week. "This well-deserved accolade reflects his dedication to the media and aviation industries and is a crowning achievement for a lifetime of accomplishment."

As senior editor at Business & Commercial Aviation, George has enriched the monthly magazine, which has received dozens of awards for editorial excellence. He has also worked for Flying magazine, authored The Blimp Book and Fly on Instruments, and created and managed an award-winning magazine, Air & Space, for the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.  

To view George Larson's recent coverage, visit http://aviationweek.com. For more information on NBAA, the event and the awards, visit http://www.nbaa.org/. Last year's NBAA Platinum Wing Award recipient was Business & Commercial Aviation magazine Editor-in-Chief William Garvey.

About Aviation Week:

AVIATION WEEK, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes http://AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation, World Aerospace Database, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, MRO Links and MRO Prospector. The group also produces major events around the world.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a global information and education company providing knowledge, insights and analysis in the financial, education and business information sectors through leading brands including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2009 were $5.95 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

SOURCE Aviation Week

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