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Airline ticket refund site ChangeYourFlight, an Airbus A380 advertising campaign and mobile app Smart BRIEF CABIN have outfought rivals to be numbered among the winners of the Flightglobal Webbies 2011.

The Webbies, now in its fourth year, celebrates the best and brightest in aviation websites and social media activities - and this time includes new and improved categories.

We asked flightglobal.com users to enter or nominate their favourite websites in these categories: best mobile app, a very timely category as people become more dependent on mobile devices and companies realise the potential of apps for product awareness; advertising campaign of the year; best blog; best use of social media; and, of course, best website. 

The judging panel had some tough choices to find the top three in each category from a flood of quality entries.

Here are the winners...

Best Use of Digital Technology - online training tool for Airbus pilots www.usebeforeflight.com, .

The judges (Jim Muttram, RBI Managing Director (@jmuttram) and Dominic Duffy, Chief Executive, Ceros (@dominicduffy) said: "There's nothing fussy about the site and it seems to achieve its objective quietly and convincingly. Clearly the front-runner.

"This site is very focussed and sets out to do one thing very well. From the testimonials it seems they perform a very valuable function for Airbus pilots and the web technology does offer a considerable benefit (£3.75 an hour vs. £200 in a Sim).

"The site design is not very flashy but seems well liked by the audience and the flash training screens seem to do their job very efficiently. This gets my vote because it is web technology being used to solve a real problem for the benefit of aviation."

UseBeforeFlight's testimonial:

 

Best Use of Social Media- Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) launched in 2010 PT6Nation, a community for operators and fans to meet and share stories through words, images and video.

The judges (Sergio Mello, Chief Execuitive, SatisFly and Jon Ostrower, Flightglobal's FlightBlogger) said: "PWC has successfully started the first OEM-run social network, stepping outside the bounds of the established networks such as Facebook and Twitter, but harnessing their integration.

"[It] [formed a niche community around its "PT6 nation" of 6000+ operators, by stepping past the traditionally conservative and risk-averse corporate culture that can slow the adoption of social media strategies. PWC has successfully developed a B2C tool to connect with its customer base in an open digital medium."

Antonio Farragi, e-communications leader at Pratt & Whitney Canada on winning the category of Best Use of Social Media

 

The Webbies 09 is all about celebrating the great and the brilliant in online and social media activities from established industry leaders and striving newcomers and everyone in between, in the aviation sector. We asked you to enter the Flightglobal Webbies or nominate your favourites in the eight aviation-related categories.

Our expert judging panel said they had to make some tough choices while sifting through the hundreds of quality entries to find the top three in each category based on the judging criteria. (follow the link and click on "categories")  

The Webbies 2009 - Flightglobal Aviation Web Awards, follows on from the success of the Webbies 2008.

See below for the winners from 2009 plus the Flightglobal story - Webbies 2009 and judges comments.... 

Best Airline: Judged by Airline Business Editor Mark Pilling and Sergio Mello, Founder and CEO at SATISFLY

1. Meridiana Eurofly
2. United Airlines 
3. Hawaiian Airlines 

Best Airport: Judged by aviation and aerospace editor and consultant at Independent and former Executive Editor, Flightglobal, Kieran Daly and Director of Business Relations at EAA, Jeff Kaufman

1. Amsterdam Schiphol
2. DFW International
3. Manchester Airport

 Best Blog: Judged by Reed Business Information's head of Blogging, Adam Tinworth and Vice President Cabin Design Office at Airbus, Jonathan Norris

1. Things In The Sky
2. SimpliFlying 
3. AirPigz

Best Use of Social Media: Judged by online strategist and publishing industry executive Jim Muttram and Senior Consultant at Aerospace eBusiness, Ludo van Vooren

1. Northrop Grumman Facebook fan page
2. Manchester Airport
3. NYCAviation

Best Online Innvoation: Judged by Jon Ostrower, Flightglobal's FlightBlogger and Kevin O'Toole, Flightglobal's Director of Strategy

1. AirlineSim
2. EmptyLegMarket
3. SeatExpert  

Best Aerospace Manufacturer: Judged by Flight  International's Deputy Editor, Max Kingsley-Jones and Aerocomm Ltd CEO and President of the British Association of Communicators in Business, Alan Peaford

1. Eurofighter Typhoon
2. Boeing
3. Sikorsky

Best New Website: Judged by Flightglobal Editor Michael Targett and Founder of IAG's AviationPodcasts.com, Addison Schonland

1. BoardingArea
2. F135 engine
3. Spacevidcast

Best Enthusiast Site: Judged by Flightglobal's Deputy Editor, Stuart Clarke and author of Cranky Flier blog, Brett Snyder

1. NYCAviation
2. Global Aviation Resource
3. FlyerTalk

• Flightglobal story - Webbies 2009 and judges comments.... 

The Webbies 2009 - Flightglobal Aviation Web Awards, follows the success of last year's Webbies 2008, and for the second year in a row, the online aviation community entered and nominated their favourite websites.

We were looking for established industry leaders and striving newcomers, to celebrate and acknowledge the best and brightest aviation websites and online activities the Internet has to offer.

You entered and nominated your favourites in eight aviation-related categories, including two new categories and sifting through the hundreds of quality entries, here is the much anticipated shortlist.

Best Airline: Judged by Airline Business Editor Mark Pilling and Sergio Mello, Founder and CEO at SATISFLY

• United Airlines
• Edelweiss Air
• Hawaiian Airlines
• Meridiana Eurofly
• Mexicana Airlines
• Scandinavian Airlines

Best Airport: Judged by aviation and aerospace editor and consultant at Independent and former Executive Editor, Flightglobal, Kieran Daly and Director of Business Relations at EAA, Jeff Kaufman

• DFW International
• Reno-Tahoe International
• Manchester Airport
• Amsterdam Schiphol
• Frankfurt International

Best Blog: Judged by Reed Business Information's head of Blogging, Adam Tinworth and Vice President Cabin Design Office at Airbus, Jonathan Norris

• Things In The Sky
• Airboy
• AirPigz
• GreenAir Online
• Randy's Blog
• SimpliFlying

Best Use of Social Media: Judged by online strategist and publishing industry executive Jim Muttram and Senior Consultant at Aerospace eBusiness, Ludo van Vooren

• NYCAviation
• Aviation Training Directory
• Enviro Aero
• Manchester Airport
• Northrop Grumman's Facebook page

Best Online Innvoation: Judged by Jon Ostrower, Flightglobal's FlightBlogger and Kevin O'Toole, Flightglobal's Director of Strategy

• SeatExpert
• AirlineSim
• Aviation Training Directory
• Avsoft Systems Simulations
• EmptyLegMarket
• SatisFly

Best Aerospace Manufacturer: Judged by Flight International's Deputy Editor, Max Kingsley-Jones and Aerocomm Ltd CEO and President of the British Association of Communicators in Business, Alan Peaford

• F135Engine
• Eurofighter Typhoon
• Rockwell Collins
• Bombardier
• Boeing
• Sikorsky

Best New Website: Judged by Flightglobal Editor Michael Targett and Founder of IAG's AviationPodcasts.com, Addison Schonland

• AirlineSim
• BoardingArea
• F135 engine
• Leading Edge Aviation
• SimpliFlying
• Spacevidcast

Best Enthusiast Site: Judged by Flightglobal's Deputy Editor, Stuart Clarke and author of Cranky Flier blog, Brett Snyder

• NYCAviation
• AirlineSim
• CheckSix
• Flight Safety Foundation
• FlyerTalk
• Global Aviation Resource

The top three in each category will be announced during the first week of February. Good luck!