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Latest newsletter October 2011

Wellington Airport has announced Steve Sanderson as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Steve Sanderson has been the Chief Executive Officer for Queenstown Airport since May 2007.
“After an international search, we welcome Steve as the Airport’s CEO. His extensive background in infrastructure businesses and at Queenstown Airport will be a great asset to the Airport as it moves to [...]

Darin Cusack has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Palmerston North Airport Limited to succeed present Chief Executive, Garry Goodman, who will retire on 31 December.
Darin Cusack is presently Chief Executive of Tonga Airports Limited, a role he has undertaken for the past three years. He previously also held senior management positions with [...]

After nearly 20 years of Airport management, Chris Read has announced his intention to resign his position as General Manager Aeronautical of Queenstown Airport. He will leave the Company in November.  Further information can be found here.
 
 

Photos of Christchurch Airport taken 26 July 2011 by Waynne Williams.  Snowy Panorama 1, Snowy Panorama 2, Take-Off
 
 

Cabinet has given officials the mandate to start negotiations with China and Brazil, and up to eight additional countries.

NZ Airports Chair Steven Fitzgerald welcomes the announcement from Associate Transport Minister, Nathan Guy, to negotiate new and improved air services agreements with countries in East Asia and South America.

This is a notification that the following information has been added to the CAA web
site, www.caa.govt.nz:
Revised Advisory Circular: AC139-6 – Revision 4 – Effective 4 Jul 2011
Aerodrome Design Requirements:  All Aeroplanes Conducting Air Transport Operations; All Aeroplanes Above 5700 KG MCTOW
Revision 4 incorporates a number of changes resulting from Amendment 10-A to ICAO Annex 14 Volume [...]

Media Release
22 June 2011
New Diplomas Set Standard for Risk Management Training
New Zealand has set an international standard for aviation risk and safety management
training, with the launch of three new National Diplomas in Aviation.
The National Diploma Series was launched in Wellington last night (21 June) by the Associate
Minister of Transport, The Hon Nathan Guy.
“These Diplomas are [...]

NZ Airports has joined with the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand, the Inbound Tour Operators Council, and the Travel Agents Association New Zealand (TAANZ) to oppose UK travel taxes that harm tourism, travel, trade and economic growth.