About Our Company

Founded in 1972 by aviation editor James Holahan and publisher Wilson S. Leach, The Convention News Company published its first issues of NBAA Convention News at that year's National Business Aviation Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. While still publishing NBAA Convention News each year, the company has expanded its offerings to include on-site daily publications at the annual Heli-Expo (HAI Convention News) and European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE Convention News) and at four biennial international airshows in Farnborough, England, Paris, France, Dubai and Singapore.

The company also publishes Aviation International News, a monthly trade publication widely called "AIN," which covers news, features, special reports, aircraft evaluations and surveys on business, commercial and regional aviation worldwide, and a twice-weekly electronic newsletter, available by e-mail, AINalerts (www.ainalerts.com), which focuses on the same subjects as Aviation International News.

While AIN is written for a more technically oriented pilot and aviation industry audience, The Convention News Company’s newest publication, Business Jet Traveler, is written for the users of business aircraft—those riding in the cabin—providing them with the information they need to maximize their investments in private air transport.

AINonline, the company's official Web site, includes articles from all these printed publications as well as original news written specifically for it.

In addition to AINalerts and AINonline, the company's other Web-based product is AINtv (www.aintv.com). AINtv provides daily video news reports from the conventions and airshows where The Convention News Co. publishes on-site issues.

Awards Won by The Convention News Company

Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards

2008 Best Air Show Daily, AINtv.com

2008 Best Business or Financial Submission, Jennifer Harrington

2007 Aerospace Journalist of the Year, Stephen Pope

2007 Best Systems or Technology Submission, Thierry Dubois

2007 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope

2006 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope

2005 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope

2004 Best Safety Submission, Robert Mark

2003 Best Air Show Submission, Charles Alcock (Farnborough Editions)

2003 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope

2002 Best Breaking News Submission, Roger Mola

2001 Best Regional Aircraft Submission, Ian Goold

2000 Best Air Show Submission, Charles Alcock (Paris Editions)

2000 Best Avionics Submission, Stephen Pope

2000 Best Business Aviation Submission, Gordon Gilbert

1999 Boeing Decade of Excellence Award, Jim Holahan

1999 Best Business Aviation Submission, Stephen Pope


Helicopter Association International Salute to Excellence Award

2005 Excellence in Communication, William Wagstaff (posthumously)


National Business Aviation Association Journalism Awards

2003 Platinum Wing, Gordon Gilbert

2002 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, AIN Staff

2001 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, Chad Trautvetter

1999 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, Stephen Pope

1999 Gold Wing Award for Reporting Excellence, R. Randall Padfield

1996 Platinum Wing, Jim Holahan


National Air Transportation Association

2008 Aviation Journalism Award, Matt Thurber


FOLIO Magazine Eddie Awards

2007 Bronze Award for Best Transportation/Travel Magazine (Business Jet Traveler)

2005 Silver Award for Best Transportation/Travel Magazine (Business Jet Traveler)


American Society of Business Publication Editors

2008 Gold Award for Best Regular Column, Contributed (Business Jet Traveler)

2008 Bronze Award for Best Regular Column, Contributed (Business Jet Traveler)

2007 Gold Award for Best Front Cover (Business Jet Traveler)