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Today NZALPA Remembers Erebus
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 6:09 am | NZALPA
On 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand flight TE901, a DC-10, crashed into the lower slopes of Mt Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica. NZALPA President Andrew McKeen, a 787 pilot, said that the tragedy was a poignant moment for the Association and a ... More >>
NZ Pilots Call For Independent Inquiry Following ICAO Security Audit Failure
Tuesday, 18 October 2022, 6:50 pm | NZALPA
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) are calling for an independent inquiry into the country’s aviation security after Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Queenstown’s international airports failed an International Civil Aviation ... More >>
NZALPA Applauds Government’s Review Of Air Navigation Services
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 5:39 pm | NZALPA
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) today applauded the government’s decision to conduct a review of the country’s air navigation services. NZALPA has spent over 18 months raising concerns about the performance of the national air navigation ... More >>
Training Industry On Verge Of Collapse Due To Covid And Ministerial Refusal To Intervene
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 6:16 pm | NZALPA
The announcement of the closure of one of the world’s leading pilot training institutions, despite the establishment of its own border quarantine facilities, is a critical blow to the country’s multi-million aviation training industry, says the New Zealand ... More >>
NZALPA Welcomes Updated Health Ministry Rules At The New Zealand Border
Friday, 2 October 2020, 2:08 pm | NZALPA
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) has welcomed the confirmed re-entry policies and procedures for returning pilots and aircrew at the New Zealand border, announced by the Minister of Health today. “Along with airline management, ... More >>
Pilots Safety Fears As Government Votes Down High-Powered Laser Bill
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 5:22 am | NZALPA
Pilots Safety Fears As Government Votes Down High-powered Laser Bill And Airways Proposes To Slash Air Traffic Control By A Third The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) fear even more safety downgrades for members and the travelling ... More >>
NZALPA: Serious Safety Concerns Outlined On Airways Proposal
Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 2:37 pm | NZALPA
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) today released details of its serious safety concerns with the proposal by the State Owned Enterprise Airways to remove air traffic services from seven regions,* and the decision NZALPA believes ... More >>
NZALPA Statement – Over 400 Pilots Out Of Work Due To Covid-19
Friday, 20 March 2020, 2:10 pm | NZALPA
“Over 400 New Zealand pilots are about to “fall through the gap”, caught between Canberra and Wellington responses to the COVID-19 pandemic,” NZALPA President Captain Andrew Ridling said today. : “We are very concerned about the potential loss of ... More >>