Person of the Year Awards Dinner
Alan Joyce honored as Orient Aviation’s 2016 Person of the Year
April 1st 2017
More than 120 guests from the aviation industry, media and tourism gathered at Hong Kong’s China Club on March 16 to honor Qantas Group CEO, Alan Joyce, as Orient Aviation’s 2016 Person of the Year. Read More »
Airbus’ John Leahy and Boeing’s Dr. Dinesh Keskar paid tribute to Alan’s vision and steadfastness in his 11 years of leading the airline, often through very difficult times. Orient Aviation’s 2015 Orient Person of the Year, Tony Tyler, told guests how much he appreciated Alan’s support on issues both small and overwhelming when he served as an IATA board member and then board chairman. Accepting his award from Tony, Alan said it was the 30,000 Qantas staff that made the airline what it is today.
↵
| Sponsored by | |
 |
| Photos: Graham Uden | |
 |
|
 |
 |
| Alan Joyce | John Leahy |
 |
 |
| Dinesh Keskar | Tony Tyler |
 |
 |
| Christine McGee and Alan Joyce | Alan Joyce with tourism colleagues |
 |
 |
| Ben Wong, Andrew Cowen, Philip Herbert | Mark Sutch, Idalina Silva, Angus Barclay |
 |
 |
| Allen Chan, Maureen Dougherty, George Liu | Dennis Choo, Koay Peng Yen, Xu Hai-Bing |
 |
 |
| Ricky Chong, Kinto Chan, Yvonne Ho | Paul Tuck, Tom Ballantyne, Iain Grant |
 |
 |
| Andrew Herdman, Rupert Hogg | Gavin Haslemore and Tarynn Haslemore |
 |
 |
| Thusitha Wickramasinghe, Howard West | Tim Wilson, John Bloemen |
 |
 |
| Mark Watson, Sophie Watson | |
