Media statements
Drone users reminded to keep off Santa's naughty list
17 Dec 2015The growing popularity of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and a fourfold increase in incidents has prompted Airways New Zealand and the Civil Aviation Authority to remind those who find one under their Christmas tree to think safety first.
And to ed…
Airways selected as Vietnam's ATC training provider
16 Nov 2015Airways New Zealand has this week signed two agreements with Vietnamese aviation authorities, to provide air traffic control training and related services for Vietnam-based students.
The first agreement is a five-year Memorandum of Understanding wit…
Scholarship generates new tablet-based app for safer skies
16 Nov 2015Funding from an aviation safety scholarship was vital to the development of a new app that’s currently being trialled in the South Island to help improve safety in New Zealand’s airspace.
Created to reduce controllers’ workload at peak times, the ta…
New appointments to Airways New Zealand board
11 Nov 2015Airways New Zealand has announced changes to its board of directors, with the departure of longstanding board members Robin Gunston, Susan Huria and deputy chair David Park, and the appointment of Bennett Medary and Mark Pitt. The changes are effecti…
Read moreAirways to enhance aviation safety in the Pacific
14 Oct 2015New Zealand’s air navigation service provider Airways will deliver a $2.4 million project to enhance safety at airfields in eight Pacific countries.
The organisation has been contracted by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to underta…
Innovative air traffic control training package unveiled
07 Oct 2015Students who successfully complete air traffic control training at Airways New Zealand’s training hub in Puerto Rico, and who pass the FerroNATS selection process, will have the opportunity to enter the job pool of one of Europe’s premier air traffic…
Read moreAirways airBooks ready for online take-off
05 Oct 2015Airways New Zealand is set to revolutionise the training of air traffic controllers globally with the launch of airBooks – a dynamic, media rich platform, empowering learning for the ‘net generation’ of aviation professionals.
Designed for tech-savv…
Resource consent approved for new Wellington Airport control tower
27 Aug 2015Resource consent has been granted for a new air traffic control tower for Wellington Airport – a building which will appear to lean into Wellington’s prevailing northerly wind.
Wellington City Council released its consent approval decision to Airway…
Airways New Zealand continues to perform strongly
20 Aug 2015Airways New Zealand has recorded a 28% improvement in its financial performance in the year to June 2015, further improving results in safety and operational areas over the previous year, says Airways Chief Executive Ed Sims.
Following a challenging…
New Zealand to train Vietnamese air traffic controllers
30 Jul 2015Vietnam’s air traffic controllers will be selected and trained by the internationally established training arm of Airways New Zealand, thanks to an agreement recently signed in HaNoi.
Graduates of the six-month programme will be employed by the Viet…