Living Legends of Aviation: 23rd Celebration to Honor Astronaut, Pilot Musician, and Industry Titans

Annual event recognizes the brightest and bravest entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders who advance the world of flight.

Meg Godlewski

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 01:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

The Living Legends of Aviation’s latest class of honorees has been announced ahead of the ceremony in January. [Credit: Living Legends of Aviation]

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The 23rd Living Legends of Aviation awards ceremony will honor its Class of 2025 inductees on January 26 at the Beverly Hilton in Southern California.
The five distinguished honorees include Eileen Collins, the first woman pilot and commander of a NASA space shuttle.
Other inductees are aviation entrepreneurs Dan Drohan (Solairus) and Mark Burns (Gulfstream), musician and commercial pilot Aaron Tippin, and Epic Aircraft CEO Doug King.

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The term “living legend” is tossed around quite a bit in aviation, as the science and art of taking to the skies attracts the brightest and bravest entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry leaders who blaze new trails and break records.

This year, the class of 2025 inductees will be honored at the 23rd Living Legends of Aviation awards ceremony on January 26 at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Southern California.