BEVERLY HILLS, CA USA — The 10th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation” Awards, presented by Bell Helicopter and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and hosted by John Travolta (pictured), will be held Jan. 18, at the Beverly Hilton.
The program starts with Morgan Freeman narrating the “Flown West” tribute to four legends who took their last flight West in 2012: Neil Armstrong, Carroll Shelby, George McGovern, and AL Ueltschi, followed by the inductions of new “Living Legends of Aviation.”
Harrison Ford will present the Harrison Ford Aviation Legacy Award to Greg Anderson, founder of the “Young Eagles” and CEO of Wings Over the Rockies.
James Albaugh will be inducted into the “Living Legends of Aviation” and will receive the Lifetime Aviation Industry Leader Award for his contributions and career at Boeing Aircraft Co. Inductees include Eren and Fatih Ozmen, the leaders of Sierra Nevada Corporation, who have taken their company from 20 to 2,100 employees. Additionally, the Ozmen’s will present this year’s Aviation Industry Entrepreneur of the Year Award to John Uzcekaj, CEO of Aspen Avionics.
David Neeleman will be honored with the Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award. Neeleman, founded Jet Blue Airlines in 1998, and Azul Airlines in 2008.
Actor, producer and aerobatic pilot David Ellison will be presented with the 2013 “Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award.”
Bob Hoover will present his Freedom of Flight Award to the first and the last man to walk on the moon. Accepting are Carol Armstrong and Gene Cernan.