Media statements
Airways New Zealand welcomes trans-Tasman aviation industry group
09 Mar 2017Airways New Zealand CEO Ed Sims congratulates the founding members of Airlines for Australia and New Zealand (A4ANZ) which launched today.
Read moreKuwait Ministry of Defence Appoints Aviation Training Provider
08 Mar 2017The Kuwait Ministry of Defence has appointed the Australian College of Kuwait and its partners Airways International Ltd (NZ) and 3SDL (UK) as its training providers. The Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) will be responsible for overall training man…
Read moreNew Air Traffic Management Platform for Airways New Zealand
07 Mar 2017Airways New Zealand announced today it will replace its current air traffic management (ATM) platforms in a $58m project over the next four years. Following a full procurement process Airways has awarded a contract to global science and technology co…
Read moreAirways New Zealand and Aireon agree to cooperate on South Pacific Operational Validation
28 Feb 2017Preparing agreement for ANSP to receive space-based ADS-B data to develop cross-regional air traffic management procedures...
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Online training service nets aviation safety scholarship win
23 Feb 2017MEDIA RELEASE FROM AIRWAYS NEW ZEALAND AND CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT
23 February 2017
Online training service nets aviation safety scholarship win
A project to set up free online training materials and animations is the recipient of this year’s Jill…
Airways Chair Judy Kirk announces resignation of CEO Ed Sims
17 Feb 2017Airways New Zealand Chair Judy Kirk has today confirmed the resignation of Chief Executive Ed Sims after six years leading the state-owned enterprise.
Ed Sims has accepted a position with an international organisation and will be leaving Airways on …
Busiest summer on record for New Zealand’s skies
17 Jan 2017Air traffic volumes in New Zealand are reaching record levels this summer as the aviation industry experiences a period of exceptional growth.
Airways New Zealand, the nation’s air traffic controller, is seeing an 11% increase in air traffic volumes…