Media statements
Put safety first during NASA balloon launch
07 Apr 2016Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flyers are being urged to keep clear of Wanaka aerodrome when NASA launches a super-pressure scientific balloon into near space.
According to civil aviation rules UAVs should not be flown within four kilometres of any a…
First group of students begin Airways ATC training in Puerto Rico
10 Mar 2016An air traffic control (ATC) training programme helping Airways New Zealand students to gain work with one of Europe’s premier air traffic services providers has been launched today at World ATM Congress in Madrid.
Airways, the Inter American Univer…
Strong support for NZ aviation drives Airways’ result
26 Feb 2016Airways New Zealand today reported an interim net profit after tax (NOPAT) of $11.5 million for the six months ended 31 December 2015, an improvement on the prior year’s $6.6 million result. You can view the full interim results announcement here.
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Human factors passion leads to aviation safety scholarship
11 Feb 2016A former commercial pilot with a passion for understanding the ‘human factors’ aspect of aviation safety has been awarded the 2016 Jilly Murphy Memorial Scholarship for Aviation Safety.
Kate Cook now works in the operational safety team of Airways N…
Queenstown Airport improvements on track ahead of winter evening flights
11 Feb 2016Queenstown Airport has reached a key milestone in its six-month project to improve airfield infrastructure, with the widening of the main runway now complete and the runway resurfacing about to commence.
The $18 million project, due to be completed …
Airways New Zealand welcomes new board director
09 Feb 2016Experienced director and business leader Judy Kirk ONZM has joined the Board of Airways New Zealand, the air navigation service provider, effective 1 January 2016.
Kirk has extensive directorship experience in the areas of business and fundraising. …