NYCAviation.com's "Best of 2005" Awards!!
Hey Everyone!
As we near the end of the year, we thought it would be great to look back at 2005 and see what it brought the airline industry and our hobby by having our first annual Best of the Year Awards!
Please read the instructions VERY carefully and make sure that you understand them before participating.
This is currently the nomination period. I will list each category and the requirements for a nominee.
At the very bottom of this post, there is a final listing of the categories to make it easier for you. Copy that final list and paste it into a reply to this thread, and enter your nominees in that reply.
You may enter as many as THREE nominees for each category. You may enter less, but no more than three. Make sure it meets the requirements as mentioned, or it will be removed.
At the end of the month (November), I will tally the nominees and create the final candidates for each category. Not to remove all democratic ability among you, but I might choose to put in nominations that I feel should be in there if they were not nominated enough or at all.
If there are not enough nominees to fill a certain category, I will either put more in myself or will remove that category completely due to lack of interest.
From there, I will create a new thread, programmed as a poll, for all of you to vote. Then, probably on December 15, I will end the voting and we will go over the winners.
Now for the categories.
Best New Service in NYC for 2005
What is the best new flight or route added to NYC this year?
These would be for a new routes added by any airline to any of the three NYC airports (LGA, JFK or EWR), or for a change in aircraft equipment on that route, chosen for of excitement or by it being a good business move. It can be a new route that never existed before, or it can be an airline that decided to get in on an existing route to compete with others. (Examples would be if JetBlue began LGA-SXM, or if an airline jumped into the JFK-FLL route to compete with JetBlue, or Lufthansa bringing the A380 onto their existing JFK routes). Choose three.
Best New Paint Scheme of the Year
What airline has come out with the best looking new paint scheme this year?
This can be an existing airline's new scheme, or the emergence of a new airline which, obviously, has a new scheme. The airline does not have to necessarily fly to New York, but must operate the scheme in United States! Pick three based on either looks or smart ideas. An airline that has retro-fitted winglets and added a scheme to the winglet does NOT count as a new scheme. You CAN choose a single special paint scheme, even if it appears on only one plane!
Worst New Paint Scheme of the Year
What airline's new paint scheme looks absolutely disgusting?
These could be existing airlines' new schemes, or the emergence of a new airlines which, obviously, has a new scheme. The airlines do not have to necessarily fly to New York, but must operate the scheme in United States! Pick three based on bad looks or poor planning. An airline that has retro-fitted winglets and added a scheme to the winglet does NOT count as a new scheme.
NYC Airline of the Year
What NYC-operating airline best served the city?
Choose new or old airlines that operate at either LGA, JFK or EWR that you feel either did a great job business-wise, that you feel best-served the needs of local passengers, made a big difference in flying around here, or made our hobby a lot more fun. Use your own criteria to choose your favorite three.
Aircraft Type of the Year in NYC
What aircraft type did you enjoy most in New York City this year?
Choose an aircraft type that you enjoyed the most this year. New or old. It must be an aircraft that was a part of regular scheduled service, NOT a special visitor. Choose three aircraft types. "737" is not enough. Describe them as "737-800" or "A340-500", so you can choose 3 different versions of what aircraft (like 737-200 and 737-700). Various seating configurations do not constitute its own aircraft type.
Best Special Aircraft Visitor to NYC in 2005
What was the best special visitor to the NYC area this year?
It can be any kind of VIP, military, private, business, cargo, or diversion flight that came to either LGA, JFK or EWR this year. It does not have to be a special TYPE (so even though 737s come in here a lot, you can choose, for example, a USAF 737-700). You do not HAVE TO post the date, but feel free. Feel free to also post a link (link only) to a photo of it, though it is not required to do so. Choose three.
Best Aviation Event of the Year
What was the most exciting thing to happen, worldwide, in aviation this year?
This is to describe the most exciting thing that has happened in commercial aviation this year, not necessarily in New York City. It can be worldwide. It can be the unveiling of a new aircraft elsewhere in the world, a new paint scheme, a new route, anything that happened since January 1. Choose three.
Best NYC Gathering of the Year
What local gathering was the best of the year for 2005?
Was it a particular spotting outing that got a lot of people out or maybe a smaller one that was just very fun? Was it LGA Kids Day, Mario's BBQ or another party that we had? It cannot be a trip to elsewhere that NYCers went on. Choose three.
Best EWR Photo of the Year
What was the best photo taken at Newark Liberty Airport this year?
You can only nominate OTHER PEOPLE'S photos. You can nominate any photo that is on JetPhotos.net, Airliners.net, or any other photo database site. You may also nominate photos that have been posted on this site or on this message board. If you have a photo of someone's that you want to nominate but it is not on any sites, email me at [email protected] and I will host it for you. The photo most have been taken at EWR of something aviation related, or of EWR from off the airport's grounds. Only use photos taken from this year. ONLY POST LINKS TO THE PHOTO. Do not use code to show the photo. Post links to three photos.
Best LGA Photo of the Year
What was the best photo taken at La Guardia Airport this year?
You can only nominate OTHER PEOPLE'S photos. You can nominate any photo that is on JetPhotos.net, Airliners.net, or any other photo database site. You may also nominate photos that have been posted on this site or on this message board. If you have a photo of someone's that you want to nominate but it is not on any sites, email me at [email protected] and I will host it for you. The photo most have been taken at LGA of something aviation related, or of LGA from off the airport's grounds. Only use photos taken from this year. ONLY POST LINKS TO THE PHOTO. Do not use code to show the photo. Post links to three photos.
Best JFK Photo of the Year
What was the best photo taken at JFK Airport this year?
You can only nominate OTHER PEOPLE'S photos. You can nominate any photo that is on JetPhotos.net, Airliners.net, or any other photo database site. You may also nominate photos that have been posted on this site or on this message board. If you have a photo of someone's that you want to nominate but it is not on any sites, email me at [email protected] and I will host it for you. The photo most have been taken at JFK of something aviation related, or of JFK from off the airport's grounds. Only use photos taken from this year. ONLY POST LINKS TO THE PHOTO. Do not use code to show the photo. Post links to three photos.
Best NYC Aviation Photographer of the Year
Who was the best photographer from the NYC area this year?
Choose a photographer that lives in the tri-state area (NYC, Long Island, New Jersey, New York State) that you feel took the best aviation photographs this year. Along with each name you mention, you may post links (and only links) to three of that photographer's shots from this year. Only use photos taken from this year. Name three photographers.
I also wanted to say, for the photos, that be sure to check out JetPhotos shots as well as Anet. there are amazing shots on JP to consider, especially for LGA. JetPhotos, I think beats out Airliners.net for great motives at LGA.
for both sites, a good way to search is to choose the airport, then the date of "Last Year" (or 2005 for JetPhotos) and then choose Most Popular.
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