The company was still flying in Hawke's Bay.
"We'll be carrying on as normal," Mr Livingston said.
Under current rules, balloonists who wish to carry fare-paying passengers must hold a specialised commercial pilot (balloon) licence, and the balloon itself must hold a valid certificate of airworthiness. To obtain the certificate, balloons are checked annually by a specialist aircraft maintenance engineer.
Because balloons were classed as aircraft, pilots were required to receive a pilot's medical certificate every six months and go on a biannual flight review with another pilot.
The Carterton tragedy was the first New Zealand ballooning death since 1995 when three people died after their hot air balloon was swept out to sea near Christchurch.
The CAA said there had been six other non-fatal balloon accidents since 1992. Only one involved a wire strike but no one suffered injury.
In 2010, a balloon was dragged by a wind squall after landing in Hastings. One person suffered grazing and bruises after being dragged along with the balloon.
Going back 20 years, six of 17 incidents involved balloons and power lines. These included a balloon striking a roadside powerline near Christchurch in 1996, a wind change causing a balloon's basket to touch a powerline in 1997, two incidents in 2000 in Methven and Taupo, and a 2002 incident near Papanui when a balloon was blown into powerlines causing one to snap.
In 2007, a balloon's tether rope caught around a powerline after a wind gust near Glenorchy.
About 90 per cent of Hawke's Bay landings are made on riverbank reserves, well clear of powerlines.
