Media statements
Systems restored at Christchurch Airport after lightning strikes
12 Dec 2023Update 12:22 pm
Airways New Zealand says all systems at Christchurch International Airport are now operational again.
Airways New Zealand's General Manager People and Partnerships, Jamie Gray, says lightning strikes had earlier affected some of th…
New air traffic management platform and resilient buildings a milestone for Airways
06 Dec 2023Airways has moved New Zealand’s air traffic management into two disaster-resilient buildings and onto a new future-fit digital platform.
The new Auckland and Christchurch air traffic control centres are built to the Importance Level 4 standard of re…
Airways New Zealand announces 2023 full year results
06 Oct 2023Airways New Zealand has today announced its annual results for the year ending 30 June 2023, returning to profit for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The Airways Group recorded a net profit after tax of $5.4 million. The core busine…
Queenstown Airport at the end of a rainbow for Winter Pride week
25 Aug 2023To celebrate Winter Pride 2023, Queenstown Airport and Airways New Zealand are shining a welcoming rainbow from the air traffic control tower.
Read moreWomen aviators descend on Hamilton for rally, with visual navigation prize sponsored by Airways
05 Jun 2023About 80 women gathered at Hamilton Airport over the weekend for the 2023 New Zealand Association of Women in Aviation Rally, with the event’s visual air navigation contest sponsored by Airways, New Zealand’s air traffic management provider.
Read moreNASA and Airways launch another stadium-sized balloon to the edge of space
13 May 2023NASA has today launched another super pressure balloon from Wānaka Airport, with Airways New Zealand helping the stadium-sized balloon to climb safely to the edge of space.
It’s the second scientific balloon NASA has launched from Wānaka this year –…
Airways partners with NASA to launch stadium-sized balloon to the edge of space
16 Apr 2023NASA has today successfully launched a stadium-sized super pressure balloon from Wānaka Airport, with Airways New Zealand safely managing its ascent to the edge of space.
Airways, New Zealand’s air navigation services provider, has worked with NASA …
Aeropath wins CANSO Global Safety Achievement Award 2022
09 Mar 2023CANSO has announced the winner of the CANSO Global Safety Achievement Award 2022. The award recognises the individuals, teams, or companies that have made a significant contribution to aviation safety in the past 12 months.
The winner is the Aeronau…
Skykraft and Airways partner to test space-based air traffic management service
08 Mar 2023Canberra and Auckland – Skykraft and Airways New Zealand will work together to develop Skykraft’s space-based air traffic management service in one of the world’s largest airspace regions.
Skykraft, a space services company based in Canberra, Austra…
Airways New Zealand reports $2.6 million half-year profit
28 Feb 2023Airways New Zealand has today announced its interim results for the half-year ending 31 December 2022, reporting an after-tax profit of $2.6 million.
This is $9.2 million higher than the budgeted loss, largely due to revenue from air navigation ser…