The L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation is an award created by Aviation Week & Space Technology that is annually presented to an individual who is "considered a visionary and a preeminent leader of contemporary aviation.
"[1] In 2011, the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C., and the Jones Day law firm partnered with Aviation Week to present the award.
(The IAC was co-sponsor again in 2016 and 2017.
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