Media statements
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…
Airways celebrates collaborative approach by UAV rule-makers
23 Jul 2015Airways’ chief executive has welcomed the Government’s move to update the rules governing the use of unmanned aircraft in New Zealand, predicting rapid growth in commercial applications of the new technology.
The new Civil Aviation Rules require cer…
Digital clearance technology streamlines departures in NZ
23 Jul 2015Airways New Zealand has this week introduced digital departure clearances, with the use of this latest technology bringing clear benefits for its airline customers.
Digital Departure Clearance (DCL) is the first operational use of data link technolo…
Airways Network Failure
23 Jun 2015An internal network failure occurred at approximately 14.41 today.
Airways immediately suspended all flights while we investigated the issue and until we could be satisfied that we could operate safely.
We have now identified the issue and thorou…