"It's every little boy's dream" - Nathan Kavumbura
“Airways is unique in the sense that it is a place where you have a lot of people with very different skills, all very qualified in what they do. A lot of very intelligent brains meeting together and achieving this one goal which is to keep aviation safe. It’s quite inspiring.” – this from Nathan Kavumbura, Airfield lighting and systems engineer at Airways. We found Nathan really inspiring! Check out his personal journey in achieving his dream career in aviation engineering in this video about engineering careers at Airways. Keen to find out more about working in engineering at Airways? Check out our Careers section for everything you need to know!
Do I need to be a rocket scientist?
Do I need to be a rocket scientist? In his role as Chief Controller at Queenstown Tower, Clayton Lightfoot is often sought out by prospective air traffic control students for his advice about the ATC selection process.His advice? You need to be a well-rounded person with a good amount of common sense. “New Zealand air traffic controllers tend to be very dynamic in their thinking and their abilities. Around the rest of the world, airspace design and the flow of traffic is very modular and you do the same thing every day. In New Zealand, we have a lot of different things happening all the time and you have to be very flexible.”In this video about training and working as an air traffic controller at Airways, Clayton also shares his thoughts of...
What makes our people get out of bed in the morning?
At Airways, safety is our top priority – we’re 100% committed to keeping people safe in our skies. This sense of purpose unites us as an organisation, and well…what better reason to get out of bed in the morning?!However, dig a little deeper and you'll find that Airways is a New Zealand grown, innovative business making a real difference on the global stage. The breadth of activity we undertake means an enormous diversity of people make up Airways. We're genuinely a mixed bunch with a huge variety of careers on offer!For this video, we asked some of our people to talk about our uniting purpose and what it's like to be part of our progressive and enterprising organisation.Keen to find out more about working here? Check out our Careers secti...