Gulfstream’s Mark Burns, FLYING’s Fred George Inducted Into Living Legends of Aviation

The luminary-filled evening featured appearances from Harry, Duke of Sussex, and John Travolta.

Julie Boatman

Monday, January 22, 2024 at 05:24 PM ET

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Gulfstream president Mark Burns was inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation on January 19. [Courtesy: Gulfstream]

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Gulfstream president Mark Burns and FLYING contributor Fred George were inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation at its 21st annual gala event.
Mark Burns, a 40-plus-year veteran of Gulfstream, was honored with the Lifetime Aviation Industry Award for his significant contributions to the aviation industry.
Fred George, a former Naval aviator and senior business aviation editor for FLYING, was recognized for his 40 years in aviation journalism, having flown and reported on over 230 different aircraft.
The luminary-filled event also celebrated other honorees, including Prince Harry and Lauren Sánchez, and benefits the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy.

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Gulfstream president Mark Burns and FLYING contributor and longtime aviation journalist Fred George were inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation at the 21st installment of the gala event on Friday, January 19, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The luminary-filled evening featured the 2024 honorees, including Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Steve Hinton, Marc Parent, Laurans A. Mendelson, Kyle Clark, Linden Blue, Lance Toland, and Lauren Sánchez, along with Burns and George.

The awards—produced to benefit the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy—were established in 2003 to honor “people who have made significant contributions to aviation, including entrepreneurs, innovators, industry leaders, astronauts, record breakers, pilots who have become celebrities and celebrities who have become pilots,” according to a release.