Airline Economics is once more celebrating its Middle East, Africa & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 awards.
Airline Economics is once more celebrating its Middle East, Africa & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 awards. The winners will be announced at a gala diner during our Growth Frontiers Dubai conference on 30 September 2025 at the Ritz Carlton, Dubai Beach hotel. Our awards evening is a very special occasion where we celebrate all of the very best companies, individuals and transactions in the Middle East & Africa aviation finance and leasing sector that have excelled during the past year.
The Middle East, Africa & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 top ten rankings include: Airline of the year, CEO/Industry Leader of the year, CFO/Treasury Team of the year, Lessor of the year, MRO of the year, Law Firm of the year, Bank of the year and Parts Supplier of the year. The Middle East, Africa & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 Deals of the Year will reward the most outstanding and innovative transactions closed by airlines, manufacturers and leasing companies in the region during year-to-date 2025.
The winners of the Airline Economics Middle East, Africa & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 awards will be announced in Airline Economics magazine Issue 88, published in November 2025.
Criteria judged include: Profit, debt, load figures, RPK, orders and routes held, M&A/expansion activity.
Criteria judged include: Performance of company over past 12 months, personal involvement with deals/expansions/agreements/suppliers, among others.
Criteria judged include: Best finance deal in past 12 months but also looks at consistency of performance and deals book.
Criteria judged include: Number and types of aircraft on books and increase over past 12 months, profit/turnover/debt, value of company against 12 months ago, client list – new clients won in the past 12 months, aircraft owners against aircraft managed, lease rate performance and results of the Airline Economics survey.
Criteria judged include: Deals worked on, aerospace clients on books, Deal of the Year pitch, value of deals worked on, number of cases closed; number and office locations/employees, employee turnover in the aviation department in the past 12 months.
Criteria judged include: Number of deals closed in the past 12 months, value of deals closed, results of Airline Economics survey.
The Aviation 100 Middle East, Africa & Islamic Awards Survey is now open. Here you can cast your vote for the foremost aviation companies and individuals located in the Middle East & Africa region.
Click here to vote - MEA Aviation 100 Awards 2025
Thank you for taking the time to cast your vote. The survey closes on September 10, 2025.
All of our regional awards present Deals of the Year awards to the most outstanding finance and leasing deals closed in the previous 12 months period. The categories being considered for the Aviation 100 Middle East, Africa & Islamic Deals of the Year Awards 2025 are:
Any company involved in a qualifying transaction can submit a nomination by pitching to the Aviation 100 editorial team.
Complete the online nomination form to get started.
Click here to nominate - MEA Deals
For questions, email: victoria@aviationnews-online.com with "AE MEA AWARDS 2025" in the subject line.
We’re also accepting nominations for:
To nominate, please submit:
Bank of the Year - excel template
Law Firm of the Year - excel template
Submit your nomination using the online form below.
Bank of the Year - nomination form
Law Firm of the Year - nomination form
Nominations close 10th September 2025
