Awards and honors
The Wright Brothers’ Master Pilot Awards, which recognize pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe op

The Wright Brothers’ Master Pilot Awards, which recognize pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 50 or more years, were bestowed on Robert Duncan, chairman emeritus of Duncan Aviation; and Corporate Flight Management founder Reece Howell III by the FAA’s Safety Team. In addition, Howell also received the 2009 Flight Instructor of the Year award, and was inducted into the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame.

Sharon Forbes, supervisor of scheduling operations and facility manager for DuPont’s FAR Part 91 flight department headquartered in Wilmington, Del., was the first recipient of NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Outstanding Achievement & Leadership Award. In 1989 she was one of the driving forces behind the establishment of what eventually became the Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee.

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