Living Legends of Aviation

The Living Legends of Aviation is an organization that recognizes accomplished people in aviation and aerospace including entrepreneurs, innovators, industry leaders, engineers, astronauts, record breakers, pilots who have become celebrities and celebrities who have become pilots. The Living Legends meet yearly in North America at The Beverly Hilton and in Europe every-other-year at the Scalaria Resort at a 15th-century castle on the Wolfgangsee near Salzburg, Austria. Inductees and Awards are selected by the Living Legends of Aviation and by committees within the organization. The awards are produced by and benefit the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy, a non-profit 501(c)(3).

The 22nd Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards, honoring the best in aviation and aerospace for 2024, were held on April 25, 2025, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where they have been held annually since 2007. Due to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires, the event was postponed from their usual January timeframe.