This award is open to all operators, airlines, airports and other parties who worked and successfully implemented an integrated air-ground transport partnership for business and customers’ benefit. Joint entries from several organisations are welcome.

Eligibility: All projects that have begun, been implemented, completed or had a significant growth/success between October 2018 and October 2019.

Entries should be supported with evidence of analysis and planning. This may include, recorded business results, innovations, new technology, new work practices, training programmes, communication strategies, or customer feedback. Appropriate measurement for before and after the project to demonstrate the success achieved is essential.

Companies may enter as many categories as they wish.

Photographs, leaflets, samples, AV material, media cuttings or company documents may be submitted to support entries if appropriate.

Each submission must include a 200-word summary of your entry, a high resolution logo and 2-4 images of reproduction quality for use in the GARA news and any other promotional material. 

The judges will look for excellence in the following areas:

Judging Criteria

Successful implementation of the partnership

Impact to passenger experience

Development and introduction of new/innovative services and products

Communication with customers

Impact to business and financial performance - stakeholder approval

Preparation of the entry

Questions

1. Describe the partnership.

2. Why was the partnership formed and what challenges were addressed?

3. What are the overall benefits of the partnership and how does this improve on previous arrangements?

4. Describe how the progress of the project was measured against the key goals?

5. How was the partnership’s success recognised by customers and other stakeholders?

6. What if any, negative aspects have been discovered and how are these being dealt with?

7. Summary of the entry (This summary will appear in finalists presentations). Please use the criteria to ensure you have completely fulfilled the judge’s requirements (200 words)

1. Each required entry question must be answered in full but not exceed the character limit.
2. Each entry must contain full resolution logo and 2-3 pictures for public use.
3. Each entry must contain 200 word summary for public use. The summary should contain main points and fact from the entry form.
4. Entries must contain true facts and accurate information.
5. Entries must be submitted via online entry form.
6. If these rules will not be followed, entries will not qualify for the Stage 2.

There is no fee to submit an entry online, or qualify for the next stage. 

The entries should be submitted via online form. 

The judging will be based on the written entry form.

The Global AirRail Awards 2019 entry submission and judging will be executed in four stages:

The Judges decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into before or after the judging.

Air Rail News Ltd. is not liable for any costs incurred by applicants during their judging process.

Please call +44 (0) 208 339 6124 or contact us at awards@globalairrail.com if you have any questions.