Regions 'vulnerable' due to air traffic controller shortage
Controllers' union writing to police minister with concerns over staff numbers.
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Fog hits Auckland Airport about 10 times a year but technology allows it to operate
Canterbury 'meteor': Was it a plane?
Cantabrians reported a loud boom and a blazing light on Monday night.
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Nine-hour shift, no toilet break: Air traffic controllers fight for toilet change
Union says solo staff take ''creative ways'' to relieve themselves while managing traffic
Airways' plans to phase out control towers revealed
Traditional air traffic control towers will be gradually replace by new technology in NZ.
Drones make flying in NZ a lottery, says safety expert
The Air Line Pilots' Association says the risk from drones is growing.
NZ has its very own leaning tower
New $18m control tower in Wellington will be operational in July.
Watch: Wellington planes scarily fly close together
Witness says plane took "evasive action" but airport says incident not out of ordinary.
Pilots want action after air traffic control failure
Pilots say travellers need to have confidence in Airways' digital data network.
Fatal impact: The last flight of the Kaka
All 13 killed when plane skidded then slammed into Mt Ruapehu in 1948.
New air traffic controls to tackle fuel crisis
Airways is introducing new measures to help save fuel as the aviation gas crisis worsens
Airways worried about cyber attacks
Air traffic control systems could be vulnerable to cyber attacks and pilots are worried.
Airways probes failure at Wellington
Airways is probing why a system to help planes land at Wellington failed in heavy rain.
Big spend to revamp air traffic control
Airways is revamping its 17-year-old system to cope with more air traffic and save its customers up to $84m.
MH370: NZ trial for new tracking system
Airways NZ will trial a satellite system that continually tracks planes across vast ocean areas.
Why this executive ended up in seat 23E
BIG READ: Ed Sims has been in control at Airways for five years and has spent up on technology to cope with changes.
Clear air for Rocket Lab launch
Rocket Lab has moved closer to a trial launch from its East Coast site by doing a deal with Airways to keep its launch airspace clear.
Airport delays possible as aviation booms
Airways is working with airports and airlines to reduce the threat of delays as aviation and the company's profit soars.
Airways profit soars 54pc as NZ aviation booms
The state-owned enterprise will double its dividend to Government, paying out $9m.
Airways clarifies fee plans
Airways Corp is seeking an increase in its capital expenditure of up to 30 percent.
Airways SOE deals with travel boom
Chief executive Ed Sims said the organisation could cope with the travel booms but more investment in technology was needed.
The remote controlled future of air traffic control
There's a massive looming shortage of air traffic controllers - is the solution greater automation?
Airways training for Vietnamese controllers
Airways Corporation has just signed a five-year co-operation agreement with Vietnamese air traffic control, VATM, and its aviation college, VAAC.
Airways eyes controlling planes from space
Airways is looking a new space-based air traffic control system that would supersede radar.
Airways NZ to train controllers in Dubai
Emirates Aviation University and Airways New Zealand have opened a purpose-built air traffic control training facility in Dubai.
Warning for drone users
Airways New Zealand is warning anyone who gets a drone for Christmas to be aware of their safety responsibilities.
Manager wins costs after 'lippy' saga
A senior Airways Corporation manager who won her job back after she was sacked for a boozy night has been awarded $7000 as a contribution to her legal costs.