Seen by many as the ultimate accolade for companies in the air charter industry, the winners of the BACA Excellence Awards are chosen by the membership of BACA, via a vote from a shortlist of finalists, also decided by the members. On the 14th October over 380 executives from the air charter industry gathered at London’s Guildhall for the Baltic Air Charter Association’s (BACA) annual awards ceremony. On the 14th October the winners were as follows: Best Passenger Charter Airline (sponsored by The Charter Company) Winner: Titan Airways Best Cargo Charter Airline  (sponsored by Chapman Freeborn) Winner: Volga-Dnepr Airlines Best General Aviation Operator (sponsored by Direct Air Charters) Winner: London Executive Aviation Best Handling Agent / FBO (sponsored by LEA) Winner: TAG Farnborough Airport BACA Global Excellence Award (sponsored by ACS) Winner: Air Hamburg BACA Humanitarian Award (sponsored by DHL) Winner: AirLec Air Espace Tony Coe, BACA Chairman paid tribute to the dedication of BACA members in what has been a busy six months since the last association lunch. Tony congratulated the winners and noted that the 2015 BACA Excellence Awards were “an occasion to honour those companies that have performed outstandingly over the last 12 months and upheld the high values and standards that are the essence of BACA.”