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Informa brands fly high at prestigious US B2B journalism awards

  Aviation Week takes top honour among 12 wins for Informa

Informa teams and journalists won 12 Jesse H. Neal Awards across seven brands at the 2026 ceremony held in New York. The wins recognise excellence in many areas of specialist media, from editorial to art design, as well as across a number of different specialist markets, with awards for brands in aviation, foodservice, battery technology, payments, education and more.  

Aviation Week won six awards including top honour the Grand Neal, presented to the entire editorial team for the Sept. 1-14, 2025 edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology. The same issue also won the award for Best Single Issue of a Tabloid/Newspaper/Magazine category.

Informa’s 2026 Neal Award wins are:

  • Best Commentary (Brand revenue over $7m): Garrett Reim, Aviation Week
  • Best Explanatory Content (Brand revenue under $3m): Battery Technology
  • Best Government, Legislative and Regulatory Coverage: K-12 Dive
  • Best Overall Art Direction/Design (Brand revenue under $3m): CSP Daily News
  • Best Overall Art Direction/Design (Brand revenue over $7m): Aviation Week
  • Best Profile: Restaurant Business
  • Best Single Article: Payments Dive
  • Best Single Issue of a Tabloid/Newspaper/Magazine: Aviation Week & Space Technology September 1-14, 2025
  • Best Technical/Scientific Content (Brand revenue under $3m): Packaging Dive
  • Best Technical/Scientific Content (Brand revenue over $7m): Aviation Week & Space Technology
  • Grand Neal Award: Aviation Week & Space Technology September 1-14, 2025
  • The Timothy White Award for journalistic courage: Shared by Aviation Week Pentagon editor Brian Everstine and seven other journalists

Among Aviation Week’s wins are two individual awards. Space and Emerging Technologies Editor Garrett Reim won the award for Best Commentary for his Quantum Leap column and Pentagon editor Brian Everstine shares the Timothy White Award for editorial courage with journalists from seven other publications.

‘Aviation Week’s multichannel business thrives on authoritative and trusted content. This award-winning work by our journalists and designers shines a bright light on the driving force behind our growth and success,’ said Greg Hamilton, President of Aviation Week. ‘Congratulations to Chief Editor Joe Anselmo and his team on this well-deserved recognition.’

Reflecting Aviation Week’s legacy of reporting for over a hundred years, C.M. ‘Tony’ Plattner, a reporter for the magazine in the 1960s, was given a special award in recognition of his editorial courage and the inspiration it provides to today’s journalists.   

Three awards were presented to Industry Dive titles, part of Informa TechTarget. Senior Vice President of Editorial, Davide Savenije, commented: ‘It's always an honour for our team to be recognised as one of the best of the best in B2B media. It reflects not just standout stories, but sustained excellence in our journalism. Awards like these are only possible due to everyone in our newsroom pushing each other to achieve higher levels of impact. I'm incredibly grateful and proud of our whole team and the ambition and effort that they bring to our readers every day.’

There were multiple awards highlighting excellence in delivering engaging technical content to readers. Battery Technology’s Senior Editor Maria Guerra won Best Explanatory Content for her coverage of battery technology breakthroughs, and Packaging Dive and Aviation Week both won the Best Technical/Scientific content award in their respective categories. Of her award, Maria said: ‘I am inspired by this award to continue fostering understanding of the rapidly evolving landscape of battery technology through exploration and storytelling.’

In foodservice, Restaurant Business gained recognition for its long-form content with the Best Profile award. Joe Guszowski, Senior Editor, commented: ‘It’s always nice to get a stamp of approval from your peers, and I think it reflects the level of journalism we produce at Restaurant Business every day.’

Informa brands also won two of the Best Overall Art Direction/Design awards, with one going to CSP Daily News for its issue ‘Rewiring the future of C-stores’, and Aviation Week won for its 2025 artistry in photos and data. 

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