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Focus on UAV safety this holiday season
22 Dec 2014A steady increase in the popularity of “UAVs”, or unmanned aerial vehicles, will see these filling many stockings on Christmas morning. A new website aims to help people understand their safety responsibilities as they fly their new toys – even if i…
Read moreFresh thinking addresses global aviation industry shortage
02 Dec 2014This week, Airways New Zealand will present an alternative approach to air traffic control training at a symposium of world experts.
The Next Generation of Aviation Professionals (NGAP) symposium in Montreal will address international concerns about…
Airways expands training simulator portfolio
12 Nov 2014Airways New Zealand has increased its number of Total Control training simulators in preparation for a new group of air traffic control trainees from Hong Kong.
The students, from HKIA Staff Services Ltd (HKIASSL), started their ab initio training w…
Japanese group enjoys NZ Aviation English study
23 Oct 2014A group of Japanese trainee pilots are in New Zealand to benefit from intensive training in Aviation English before they commence their commercial pilot flight training.
The group, from Japan’s J. F. Oberlin University, are based in Hamilton with Av…
Airways partnership establishes international ATC training in Puerto Rico
02 Oct 2014Airways New Zealand has this week launched a partnership with the Inter American University of Puerto Rico (UIPR) for the establishment of Puerto Rico’s first international Air Traffic Control training centre.
Sharon Cooke, Airways Head of Training,…
Aviation scholarship enhances exceptional focus on safety
24 Sep 2014“Go for it” is the answer you’ll get from the inaugural winnerof the Jilly Murphy Scholarship for Aviation Safety, if you ask for her advice for this year’s entrants.
Lucy Mitchell’s career commitment to understanding human factors involved in aviat…
Careers take flight with Airways
22 Sep 2014This weekend dozens of prospective students and their families have enjoyed an opportunity to experience Airways’ world-leading air traffic control simulator at the Massey University School of Aviation open day.
Every year, Airways selects students …
Simulator proves tempting for ATC Global delegates
19 Sep 2014Hundreds of delegates have visited the Airways New Zealand stand at the ATC Global symposium in Beijing this week, many of them drawn by the opportunity to test-drive Airways’ world-renowned Total Control air traffic control (ATC) simulator.
Total C…
Airways and CAMIC launch aviation training partnership
17 Sep 2014Airways New Zealand has launched its exclusive partnership with the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China (CAMIC) for the delivery of air traffic control short courses in China.
The partnership was officially launched last night at a formal …
Safe hands in the air – and in the surf
09 Sep 2014Many 24-year-olds dream of spending all day at the beach. For Gisborne surf lifesaver Connor O’Loughlin, this is his reality as he completes his training for the Life Saving World Championships in Montpellier, France.
Connor trains 10 times a week …