CH Media journalist Benjamin Weinmann receives German media award
CH-Media editor Benjamin Weinmann was awarded the Aerospace Media Prize in Oberpfaffenhofen, near Munich. He won in the «Regional» category for his coverage of the airline Swiss. This is already the second award for Weinmann, who had previously received the prize in 2022.
On Thursday evening, November 13, 2025, CH Media editor Benjamin Weinmann was awarded the Aerospace Media Prize. The award ceremony took place in front of around 150 guests in the Deutsche Aircraft hangar in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich.
Award for Swiss reporting
Weinmann was honored in the "Regional" category for his article "Lead for the crème de la crème" which appeared in "Schweiz am Wochenende" on August 31, 2024. The article attracted international attention and revealed that the airline Swiss has to use lead plates to balance the weight of some aircraft because luxury seats in the front rows are too heavy.
Second award already
This is the second time Weinmann has received this award. He had already won the Aerospace Media Prize in 2022 for his A look back at the grounding of Swissair receive
The media prize is awarded by the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI). In her speech, BDLI Managing Director Marie-Christine von Hahn emphasized the importance of fact-based journalism in times of disinformation. The prizes were awarded to the work of six journalists from German-speaking countries.
