Category Archives: Aviation News

AIANZ CE Simon Wallace features on Newstalk ZB and in NZ Herald

Simon Wallace spoke on Newstalk ZB’s Early Edition and was also featured in the NZ [...]

Permanent Aviation Council members announced: Aviation Industry Association members represented

AIANZ Chief Executive Simon Wallace has been appointed to the new permanent Aviation Council, announced [...]

Aviation Industry Association Award Winners 2025

Celebrate our 2025 Aviation Industry Award winners’ exceptional contributions to aviation.

Recipient of the Director’s Award from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand: Don McCracken

The AIANZ Awards Gala Dinner was held last night, and we are proud to announce [...]

AIANZ in the Media Post-Conference

The 2025 AIANZ Conference was a resounding success, with a highlight being the release of [...]

New CAA boss to address aviation industry at AIANZ Conference – NZ Herald

Government loans to keep small airlines afloat by Morning Report, RNZ. The Aviation Industry Association's [...]

AIANZ CE Simon Wallace features on RNZ

Government loans to keep small airlines afloat by Morning Report, RNZ. The Aviation Industry Association's [...]

AIANZ CE Simon Wallace speaks out on The Post: Airlines call for the Government to save regional air routes

Regional air services are starting to crumble under the weight of soaring government levies and [...]

AIANZ CE Simon Wallace features on RNZ: The government needs to step in to support regional air travel

Small regional airlines are struggling – Sounds Air is cutting two regional services and selling [...]

Opinion: Government must step up to save vital regional air routes – Simon Wallace

New Zealand’s vital regional air routes are being crippled by soaring costs as recent government [...]