Airways Worldwide

Airways provides a wide range of air navigation services to the New Zealand and international aviation industry. Winning several awards for its export successes, Airways' international arm has delivered ANS services to over 40 countries worldwide. Airways has had a number of trainers based in the US for several years, training FAA controllers how to use their new Oceanic Control System, based upon the system Airways has been operating out of Auckland for over seven years. Airways' Training Centre in Christchurch regularly hosts groups of international air traffic controllers, and today, Airways is used as a technological and risk management benchmark for many overseas organisations.

Airways has worked in the following countries

International Case Studies

ATOPS - training FAA controllers

The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures(ATOPS) programme is delivering new oceanic airspace technology to the FAA's three oceanic centres at Oakland, New York and Anchorage. Airways' role in the programme is to train FAA air traffic control and technical services personnel on the new technology - closely derived from Airways' own Oceanic system operating out of the company's Auckland Centre.

About 65 courses were required to train over 500 FAA personnel involving up to twenty Airways personnel, with the first courses delivered early in 2004, continuing through until April 2007. The courses delivered to date by Airways have been very well received by the FAA, stating that Airways' training has been "some of the best training the FAA has ever received". Such is the FAA's respect for Airways' training skills and knowledge, that this has led to a number of Uploads outside of the contract, to provide transition support and refresher training.

Subic Bay - getting FedEx back up and flying in The Philippines

Subic Bay in the Philippines is FedEx's major Asia-Pacific Hub, with up to 19 wide-bodied aircraft arriving from and departing to regional destinations as well as Europe and North America every night. Early last year FedEx contracted Airways International to install a new Instrument Landing System (ILS) and renovate and relocate their existing ILS.

Steep terrain surrounding the airport precluded the implementation of 'straight-in' conventional precision ILS approaches to both runway ends, meaning that FedEx were experiencing a high number of flight diversions due to weather, particularly in the monsoon season, with a subsequent impact upon FedEx's operations. A fully functioning instrument landing system was critical to their nightly operations at this key Asian hub.

An assessment by Airways International indicated that non-conventional off-set ILS approaches (in full compliance with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) criteria) could be implemented for both runway ends, and work commenced immediately on site involving Airways personnel in-country to undertake this challenging project.

Airways managed the entire project involving contracting and supervising civil works, installing and testing the equipment, designing the flight procedures and commissioning the flight inspection. The project was successfully completed ahead of schedule in March 2005, with the Managing Director of FedEx's Asia-Pacific Hub Operations describing the dedication, efficiency and professionalism of Airways' personnel as "impressive".