Güliz Öztürk, CEO of Pegasus Airlines, has received the 2024 Aviation Week Laureate Award for Leadership in the Commercial Aviation category. The award was presented at a black-tie gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., on 14 March.

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Highlighting Pegasus Airlines’ successful post-pandemic recovery, strong financial results and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion under Güliz Öztürk’s leadership, Aviation Week Network stated: “Güliz Öztürk has led the remarkable comeback of Pegasus Airlines as CEO since 2022. Pegasus is one of the most profitable airlines globally, following a highly successful low-cost carrier model mainly from its biggest base at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen airport. Öztürk has delivered strong financial results and is a keen supporter of gender equality and diversity.”

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Aviation Week Network’s 66th Laureate Awards recognise extraordinary achievements in aerospace by innovators who represent the values and vision of the global aerospace community across industry sectors, including commercial, defence, space, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul.

Incorporated in 1990, Pegasus was acquired by ESAS Holding in 2005 and adopted the low-cost business model. As Türkiye’s leading low-cost airline, Pegasus believes that everyone has the right to fly and offers its guests the opportunity to travel with good-value fares and young aircraft through its low-cost model.