Geoffrey Thomas has received the Royal Aeronautical Society "Journalist of the Year" (2009) award.
GT receives a lot of undeserved criticism on PPRUNE, but that would most likely be because those posters just don't understand journalism or media.
I have always regarded GT as a fine aviation journalist and will go out of my way to read anything he has written.
This is no minor award. The RAES also awarded him "Best Strategy or Financial Submission".
Aerospace Journalist Of The Year Award - Winners
Congratulations Geoff. You deserve it!