Cirium On-Time Performance
Award presentations and ceremonies
2024 Cirium On-Time Performance Award Ceremonies
Delta received the Platinum Award for Operational Excellence for the fourth consecutive year, solidifying its industry leadership in On-Time Performance.
Atlanta, Georgia – January 29 & 30, 2025
At the annual 2-day Delta LEAD 2025 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Cirium was invited to be part of the airlines’ 100th year centennial celebration and present the awards.
Aeromexico Wins Cirium’s 2024 On-Time Performance Award
Mexico City, Mexico – February 11, 2025
Cirium presented the 2024 On-Time Performance (OTP) Award for global airlines to Aeromexico. The ceremony celebrated the resilience and unwavering commitment by Aeromexico to on-time performance in 2024. Jeremy Bowen, Chief Executive Officer for Cirium presented the award to Andres Conesa, Chief Executive Officer, Aeromexico. The two-part ceremony was attended by members of the média and press, governmental authorities, other stakeholders and employees. Santiago Diago, Chief Operating Officer, and Andres Cataneda, Chief Customer Experience & Digital Officer were also in attendance and shared Aeromexico’s 2024 operational highlights and the vision for 2025.
El Dorado Airport – The Airport Platinum Award for Operational Excellence
Bogota, Colombia – February 10, 2025
Iberia Express was also awarded alongside their parent company, ranking 3rd in the Europe Mainline airline category.
An award ceremony took place at the Fitur 2023 – International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, Spain on January 18 2023, with 17,000 Iberia employees in attendance to mark their outstanding achievements.
Copa Airlines – A decade of On-Time performance leadership in Latin America
Panama City, Panama – February 14, 2025
Copa Airlines celebrates a decade of On-Time excellence! Jeremy Bowen, Chief Executive Officer of Cirium, presented the 2024 On-Time Performance award to Pedro Heilbron, Chief Executive Officer, Copa Airlines, marking the tenth-year win in Latin America for the airline.
Benito Juarez International Airport Recognized for On-Time Success
Mexico City, Mexico – February 12, 2025
Benito Juarez Mexico City Airport was honored at an award ceremony for its remarkable On-Time Performance in 2024. Jeremy Bowen, Chief Executive Officer, Cirium, presented the award to Almirante (Admiral) Francisco Guillermo Escamilla Cázares, Chief Clerk of the Ministry of the Navy.
Japan Airlines wins Asia Pacific regional award
Haneda, Japan – March 4, 2025
Singapore Airlines wins Asia Pacific regional award
Cirium honored Singapore Airlines for their 2024 Cirium On-Time Performance achievement. Rahul Oberai Cirium Global Head of Sales presented the award to Wei Qi Tan, Divisional Vice President Operations Control at Singapore Airlines, and Sing Yeng Tan Executive Data Analyst.
All Nippon Airways wins the Asia Pacific regional award and Osaka International Airport recognized under Medium Airports Category.
Oman Air wins the Middle East & Africa regional award
Panama Tocumen Airport wins the Medium Airports Category
Panama City, Panama – March 10, 2025
Gol wins third place in the Low-Cost Carrier category
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
SAS wins third place in the Europe region category
Stockholm, Sweden – April 7, 2025
2023 Cirium On-Time Performance Award Ceremonies
Delta Air Lines – The most on time airline in North America and recipient of Platinum Award for Operational Excellence for the third year in a row.
An award presentation took place on January 24th and 25th, 2024 during Delta LEAD 2024 Conference at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Jeremy Bowen, the CEO of Cirium, took the stage to recognize Delta Air Lines’ remarkable operational efficiency and punctuality.
Cirium congratulates Avianca on their historic on-time performance
Cirium presented the 2023 On-Time Performance (OTP) Award for global airlines to Avianca on March 21st, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia. Jeremy Bowen, Chief Executive Officer for Cirium presented the award to crew members and other leaders in the organization representing all who make on-time happen for Avianca and its customers. The ceremony was attended by Adrian Neuhauser, Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Abra Group, Frederico “Fred” Pedreira, Chief Executive Officer, Avianca, representatives from Quito airport, ministry of tourism, Colombia immigration services, the Avianca executive team, members of the media, and over 200 Avianca team members.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport – Leading the pack in On-Time Performance for both Global and Large Airport Categories.
Cirium presented the awards Tuesday, February 20 to Metropolitan Airports Commission Executive Director/C.E.O., Brian Ryks and Chair Rick King during a ceremony at MSP that included hundreds of airport employees.
Iberia Express – Europe’s Most On-Time Airline in 2023
Cirium presented the award Tuesday, March 12 to Carlos Gomez Suarez, CEO of Iberia Express which took place at the Tenerife North Airport with Francisco Javier Osman Rodriguez, Tenerife Airport Director, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, Canary Islands Tourism Representative, and 12 members of the Iberia Express front-line crew.
Also present during the awarding ceremony was Gonzalo Ruben Salinas Pereira, Operations Control Center Director for Iberia. The flag carrier of Spain received the second place On-Time Performance award for European airlines.
Copa Airlines – Latin America’s Most On-Time Airline in 2023
We presented Copa Airlines the On-Time Performance award for Latin America in late March 2024. For an airline or airport to be recognized by Cirium as an on-time performance leader is a huge achievement. Being the leader nine out of ten years in Latin America is unmatched excellence!! Congratulations to Pedro Heilbron and the entire team at Copa Airlines for your achievement and remarkable journey.
2022 Cirium On-Time Performance Award Ceremonies
Azul Airlines – The World’s Most On-Time Airline in 2022
In March 2023, the Cirium team visited Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, in São Paulo to celebrate the airline being the most on-time mainline airline globally for 2022. The celebratory event was held in their state-of-the-art maintenance hangar. The backdrop featured an Airbus A350-900 and displayed the Cirium seal of excellence for the outstanding achievement of the Azul team.
Delta Air Lines – most punctual North American airline in both the Mainline and Network categories and Platinum Award winner for Operational Excellence
An award presentation took place on January 25th and 26th, 2023 during the Delta LEAD 2023 Conference at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, to mark Delta’s outstanding achievements.
Iberia – Europe’s most punctual Mainline and Network airline
Iberia Express was also awarded alongside their parent company, ranking 3rd in the Europe Mainline airline category.
An award ceremony took place at the Fitur 2023 – International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, Spain on January 18 2023, with 17,000 Iberia employees in attendance to mark their outstanding achievements.
2021 Cirium On-Time Performance Award Ceremonies
Cirium’s global Award Presentations and Ceremonies commence after the release of the annual On-Time Performance Review.
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines named as the world’s best performing airline of 2021 and and airport operational performance featuring a new Platinum Award for operational excellence.
Copa Airlines
Copa Airlines, an airline that was close to a complete shutdown at the start of the pandemic, is making a strong recovery and operating its expanding flight schedules at a very high level of on-time performance. The carrier won the Latin America category.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is named as the most on-time airline in the Global category with 95% of its flights on time and Vueling and Virgin Australia were 2021 OTP leaders.
2024 Cirium On-Time Performance Awarding Ceremonies
Delta received the Platinum Award for Operational Excellence for the fourth consecutive year, solidifying its industry leadership in On-Time Performance.
Atlanta, Georgia – January 29 & 30, 2025
At the annual 2-day Delta LEAD 2025 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Cirium was invited to be part of the airlines’ 100th year centennial celebration and present the awards.
Aeromexico Wins Cirium’s 2024 On-Time Performance Award
Mexico City, Mexico – February 11, 2025
Cirium presented the 2024 On-Time Performance (OTP) Award for global airlines to Aeromexico. The ceremony celebrated the resilience and unwavering commitment by Aeromexico to on-time performance in 2024. Jeremy Bowen, Chief Executive Officer for Cirium presented the award to Andres Conesa, Chief Executive Officer, Aeromexico. The two-part ceremony was attended by members of the média and press, governmental authorities, other stakeholders and employees. Santiago Diago, Chief Operating Officer, and Andres Cataneda, Chief Customer Experience & Digital Officer were also in attendance and shared Aeromexico’s 2024 operational highlights and the vision for 2025.
El Dorado Airport – The Airport Platinum Award for Operational Excellence
Bogota, Colombia – February 10, 2025
Iberia Express was also awarded alongside their parent company, ranking 3rd in the Europe Mainline airline category.
An award ceremony took place at the Fitur 2023 – International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, Spain on January 18 2023, with 17,000 Iberia employees in attendance to mark their outstanding achievements.
Copa Airlines – A decade of On-Time performance leadership in Latin America
Panama City, Panama – February 14, 2025
Copa Airlines celebrates a decade of On-Time excellence! Jeremy Bowen, Chief Executive Officer of Cirium, presented the 2024 On-Time Performance award to Pedro Heilbron, Chief Executive Officer, Copa Airlines, marking the tenth-year win in Latin America for the airline.
Benito Juarez International Airport Recognized for On-Time Success
Mexico City, Mexico – February 12, 2025
Benito Juarez Mexico City Airport was honored at an award ceremony for its remarkable On-Time Performance in 2024. Jeremy Bowen, Chief Executive Officer, Cirium, presented the award to Almirante (Admiral) Francisco Guillermo Escamilla Cázares, Chief Clerk of the Ministry of the Navy.
Japan Airlines wins Asia Pacific regional award
Haneda, Japan – March 4, 2025
Singapore Airlines wins Asia Pacific regional award
Cirium honored Singapore Airlines for their 2024 Cirium On-Time Performance achievement. Rahul Oberai Cirium Global Head of Sales presented the award to Wei Qi Tan, Divisional Vice President Operations Control at Singapore Airlines, and Sing Yeng Tan Executive Data Analyst.
All Nippon Airways wins the Asia Pacific regional award and Osaka International Airport recognized under Medium Airports Category.
Oman Air wins the Middle East & Africa regional award
Panama Tocumen Airport wins the Medium Airports Category
Panama City, Panama – March 10, 2025
Gol wins third place in the Low-Cost Carrier category
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
SAS wins third place in the Europe region category
Stockholm, Sweden – April 7, 2025
2023 Cirium On-Time Performance Awarding Ceremonies
Delta Air Lines – The most on time airline in North America and recipient of Platinum Award for Operational Excellence for the third year in a row.
An award presentation took place on January 24th and 25th, 2024 during Delta LEAD 2024 Conference at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Jeremy Bowen, the CEO of Cirium, took the stage to recognize Delta Air Lines’ remarkable operational efficiency and punctuality.
Cirium congratulates Avianca on their historic on-time performance
Cirium presented the 2023 On-Time Performance (OTP) Award for global airlines to Avianca on March 21st, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia. Jeremy Bowen, Chief Executive Officer for Cirium presented the award to crew members and other leaders in the organization representing all who make on-time happen for Avianca and its customers. The ceremony was attended by Adrian Neuhauser, Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Abra Group, Frederico “Fred” Pedreira, Chief Executive Officer, Avianca, representatives from Quito airport, ministry of tourism, Colombia immigration services, the Avianca executive team, members of the media, and over 200 Avianca team members.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport – Leading the pack in On-Time Performance for both Global and Large Airport Categories.
Cirium presented the awards Tuesday, February 20 to Metropolitan Airports Commission Executive Director/C.E.O., Brian Ryks and Chair Rick King during a ceremony at MSP that included hundreds of airport employees.
Iberia Express – Europe’s Most On-Time Airline in 2023
Cirium presented the award Tuesday, March 12 to Carlos Gomez Suarez, CEO of Iberia Express which took place at the Tenerife North Airport with Francisco Javier Osman Rodriguez, Tenerife Airport Director, Miguel Angel Rodriguez, Canary Islands Tourism Representative, and 12 members of the Iberia Express front-line crew.
Also present during the awarding ceremony was Gonzalo Ruben Salinas Pereira, Operations Control Center Director for Iberia. The flag carrier of Spain received the second place On-Time Performance award for European airlines.
Copa Airlines – Latin America’s Most On-Time Airline in 2023
We presented Copa Airlines the On-Time Performance award for Latin America in late March 2024. For an airline or airport to be recognized by Cirium as an on-time performance leader is a huge achievement. Being the leader nine out of ten years in Latin America is unmatched excellence!! Congratulations to Pedro Heilbron and the entire team at Copa Airlines for your achievement and remarkable journey.
2022 Cirium On-Time Performance Awarding Ceremonies
Azul Airlines – The World’s Most On-Time Airline in 2022
In March 2023, the Cirium team visited Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, in São Paulo to celebrate the airline being the most on-time mainline airline globally for 2022. The celebratory event was held in their state-of-the-art maintenance hangar. The backdrop featured an Airbus A350-900 and displayed the Cirium seal of excellence for the outstanding achievement of the Azul team.
Delta Air Lines – most punctual North American airline in both the Mainline and Network categories and Platinum Award winner for Operational Excellence
An award presentation took place on January 25th and 26th, 2023 during the Delta LEAD 2023 Conference at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, to mark Delta’s outstanding achievements.
Iberia – Europe’s most punctual Mainline and Network airline
Iberia Express was also awarded alongside their parent company, ranking 3rd in the Europe Mainline airline category.
An award ceremony took place at the Fitur 2023 – International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, Spain on January 18 2023, with 17,000 Iberia employees in attendance to mark their outstanding achievements.
2021 Cirium On-Time Performance Awarding Ceremonies
Cirium’s global Award Presentations and Ceremonies commence after the release of the annual On-Time Performance Review.
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines named as the world’s best performing airline of 2021 and and airport operational performance featuring a new Platinum Award for operational excellence.
Copa Airlines
Copa Airlines, an airline that was close to a complete shutdown at the start of the pandemic, is making a strong recovery and operating its expanding flight schedules at a very high level of on-time performance. The carrier won the Latin America category.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is named as the most on-time airline in the Global category with 95% of its flights on time and Vueling and Virgin Australia were 2021 OTP leaders.
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