“The Broker of the year 2018“ award - the fifth anniversary business aviation award according to the Jet Friends Club – an independent community of industry professionals. On the second day of the largest Russian exhibition RUBAE-2018 on September 13 it gathered at the Angels men's club all specialists of the business aviation industry.

The main visual focus of the fifth annual jet Friends Club award was created by the famous images of beautiful girls painted on the fuselage of an aircraft in the PIN UP style, which was declared the official dress code for the main night of business aviation! AIR KISS PARTY with a dizzying show of air gymnasts became the embodiment of traditions and drive of the most stylish era in the history of aviation. The quintessence of music, images and fashion, which are associated with the rapid development of aviation of 40-50th years of the last century has been waiting for our guests.

Some of the most experienced professionals in the world of business aviation – Pavel Zakharov (Jet24) and Alexander Koninsky (GetJet) stood at the helm of the award ceremony. The companies led by them - Jet 24 and GetJet - were the official partners of the Award as a practice setting new standards of personal and corporate growth in the industry. Both leaders stressed the importance of the first anniversary of the first award of business aviation for the development of the industry!

Thomas Flohr (VistaJet) who opened the world of business aviation for many current leading specialists of various companies, was awarded a special prize for his contribution to the development of the business aviation industry in Russia. Forbes magazine was recognized as the best Media resource, it wrote sharply and brightly throughout the year about the news and events of business aviation.

The winners of the annual nomination "Operator of the year" and "Plane of the year" have been chosen along industry representatives in a free vote held on the JetFriendsClub.ru website. They were the Air Hamburg company and LEGACY 600/650. Corporate Jet Management won in a nomination "Brokerage company of the year".

By the results of the online contest the winner in the nomination "Stewardess of the year" was Anastasia Kozhevnikova, who received her crown – a richly inlaid cap of the air attendant of the business jet. And in the finale of the Award, in the most important nomination "Broker of the year" was named the best professional in the industry: this title by the unanimous opinion of all the audience was given to Gregory Ioffe (Peremena-Avia). Each of the winners in the individual categories received prizes from the largest Marina in the Mediterranean - Yalikavak Marina in Bodrum and tickets for the immersive show "The Returned".

The crown of the evening was a sweet surprise from the Anderson confectionery -a luxurious cake in a shape of a globe decorated with business jets. Traditional partners Jet Friends Club Awards also were wine trading company MILLENNIUM and innovative beauty centre DAVIANI. For the whole night of Jet Friends Club Awards professional world of business aviation plunged into the atmosphere of unbridled fun with fiery rhythms of swing and rockabilly of 40-50s!

For the fifth time the award has confirmed its value among professionals seeking objective recognition. Being an independent community Just Friends Club, allows to name the best industry specialists in an easy and unburdensome format.