Media statements
Airways lands major China contract
15 Jun 2015Airways New Zealand has signed an agreement with China's Civil Aviation Second Research Institute (CASRI) to distribute its air traffic control training simulators throughout China.
The multi-year agreement provides CASRI with the exclusive distribu…
Emirates and Airways NZ launch ATC training
25 May 2015Emirates Aviation University and Airways New Zealand and have today officially opened their purpose-built air traffic control training facility in Dubai, one of the world's largest air transport hubs.
Airways, New Zealand's air navigation services p…
Airways NZ to host CANSO Asia Pacific 2016 conference in Queenstown
08 May 2015Airways New Zealand has announced it will host the 2016 Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Asia Pacific conference in Queenstown.
The conference is the air traffic management industry's largest and most important event for air naviga…
Two SMART Approaches to be implemented next month
28 Apr 2015Auckland Airport, Airways New Zealand and the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand (BARNZ) announced today that two satellite-guided flight paths to Auckland Airport from the North will come into permanent operation on 28 May 2015. Each of th…
Read moreAirways hosts ICAO Asia Pacific ADS-B seminar
15 Apr 2015Aviation leaders from across Asia Pacific have gathered in Christchurch this week to attend a seminar focused on aiding the implementation of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance technology globally.
Air navigation service…
Iconic new tower for Wellington
31 Mar 2015Airways New Zealand has lodged a resource consent application with the Wellington City Council to build a new air traffic control tower for Wellington airport.
The tower is proposed for the car park of the airport retail shopping centre at Lyall Bay…
NASA teams with NZ aviation leaders to launch scientific balloon
27 Mar 2015As NASA successfully launched its super-pressure scientific balloon into near space from Wanaka aerodrome today, a New Zealand aviation leader made the operation possible through precision airspace control and coordination.
Airways New Zealand, the …
World class safety, efficiency and service availability drives Airways' performance
13 Mar 2015Airways New Zealand has announced a half-year financial profit of $6.6 million.
The air traffic control and navigation service provider's interim results released today reported particularly strong operational metrics. The State-Owned Enterprise has…
Drone users urged to put safety first: NASA balloon launch
13 Mar 2015Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) users are being urged to keep clear of Wanaka aerodrome when NASA plans to launch a large super-pressure scientific balloon into near space.
The balloon launch is planned for the morning of Monday 16 March, providing we…
Aviation leaders challenged to drive consistent incident reporting
12 Mar 2015Just Culture standards can only be successfully adopted in aviation organisations when actively owned, led and role-modelled by CEOs as a first step, says Airways New Zealand CEO Ed Sims.
Mr Sims, who spoke at the CANSO CEO conference in Madrid earl…