About AIN Publications

Founded in 1972 by aviation editor James Holahan and publisher Wilson S. Leach, The Convention News Company (now branded as AIN Publications) published its first issues of NBAA Convention News at that year’s National Business Aviation Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. While still publishing NBAA Convention News each year, the company has expanded its offerings to include on-site daily publications at the annual Heli-Expo (HAI Convention News) and European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE Convention News) and at four biennial international airshows in Farnborough, England, Paris, France, Dubai and Singapore.

The company also publishes Aviation International News, a monthly trade publication widely called “AIN,” which covers news, features, special reports, aircraft evaluations and surveys on business, commercial and regional aviation worldwide, and a twice-weekly electronic newsletter, available by e-mail, AINalerts, which focuses on the same subjects as Aviation International News. Other digital publications produced by the AIN Publications editorial staff are AINmxReports, AIN Air Transport Perspective and AIN Defense Perspective.

While Aviation International News is written for a more technically oriented pilot and aviation industry audience, AIN Publications’ newest print publication, Business Jet Traveler, is written for the users of business aircraft—those riding in the cabin—providing them with the information they need to maximize their investments in private air transport.

AINonline, the company’s official Web site, includes articles from all these printed publications as well as original news written specifically for it.

In addition to AINalerts and AINonline, the company’s other Web-based product is AINtv. AINtv provides daily video news reports from the conventions and airshows where AIN Publications publishes on-site issues.

Awards Won by AIN Publications

• Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards
  • 2009 Best Business Aircraft Submission, Rob Mark
  • 2009 Best Air Show Submission, Charles Alcock
  • 2008 Best Air Show Daily, AINtv.com
  • 2008 Best Business or Financial Submission, Jennifer Harrington
  • 2007 Aerospace Journalist of the Year, Stephen Pope
  • 2007 Best Systems or Technology Submission, Thierry Dubois
  • 2007 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope
  • 2006 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope
  • 2005 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope
  • 2004 Best Safety Submission, Robert Mark
  • 2003 Best Air Show Submission, Charles Alcock (Farnborough Editions)
  • 2003 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope
  • 2002 Best Breaking News Submission, Roger Mola
  • 2001 Best Regional Aircraft Submission, Ian Goold
  • 2000 Best Air Show Submission, Charles Alcock (Paris Editions)
  • 2000 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope
  • 2000 Best Business Aviation Submission, Gordon Gilbert
  • 1999 Boeing Decade of Excellence Award, Jim Holahan
  • 1999 Best Business Aviation Submission, Stephen Pope
• Helicopter Association International Salute to Excellence Award
  • 2005 Excellence in Communication, William Wagstaff (posthumously)
• National Business Aviation Association Journalism Awards
  • 2009 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, Rob Mark (Business Jet Traveler)
  • 2007 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, Paul Lowe
  • 2003 Platinum Wing, Gordon Gilbert
  • 2002 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, AIN Staff
  • 2001 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, Chad Trautvetter
  • 1999 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, Stephen Pope
  • 1999 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, R. Randall Padfield
  • 1996 Platinum Wing, Jim Holahan
• National Air Transportation Association
  • 2010 Aviation Journalism Award, AINalerts Staff
  • 2008 Aviation Journalism Award, Matt Thurber
• FOLIO Magazine Eddie Awards
  • 2007 Bronze Award for Best Transportation/Travel Magazine (Business Jet Traveler)
  • 2005 Silver Award for Best Transportation/Travel Magazine (Business Jet Traveler)
• American Society of Business Publication Editors
  • 2010 National Gold Award for Best Annual Buyers’ Guide (Business Jet Traveler)
  • 2009 National Silver Award for Best Product Section or Department (Business Jet Traveler)
  • 2009 National Bronze Award for Best Annual Buyers Guide (Business Jet Traveler)
  • 2008 Gold Award for Best Regular Column, Contributed (Business Jet Traveler)
  • 2008 Bronze Award for Best Regular Column, Contributed (Business Jet Traveler)
  • 2007 Gold Award for Best Front Cover (Business Jet Traveler)