Join NZALPA

Membership to NZALPA is open to any person who is employed, or engaged to be employed, in the New Zealand civil aviation industry as a pilot, air traffic controller, flight service operator, sim instructor or remote pilot where such employment/intended employment is to be undertaken wholly or principally within New Zealand or where the employer/intended employer is incorporated or based in New Zealand. Membership is available whether the applicant is employed on a part-time or full-time basis.

Any cadet or aviation student undertaking a course of study, or who has graduated from a course of study, through an accredited training provider or university, with the intention of pursuing a career in the civil aviation industry as a pilot, air traffic controller, flight service operator, sim instructor or remote pilot may, on application, become an affiliate of NZALPA for a period of up to five years, or until they commence employment in the industry, whichever event occurs first. Affiliate status does not confer membership or any of the benefits or privileges of membership of NZALPA. When you do find employment, the transition to Member status is simple.

Cost

If you are a pilot, air traffic controller or flight service operator and:

• your total annual taxable income in that role is more than $45,000 per annum, or

• you are employed under a collective employment agreement

the current annual membership fee is 0.9% (plus GST) of your total annual taxable income.

If you fall under one of the other categories of membership, a set membership fee will apply. Please contact the NZALPA office (09 255 1500; office@nzalpa.org.nz) for more information.

Joining NZALPA

To join NZALPA, please click the link below to complete an application form.

DO NOT USE the online application form to Resign from NZALPA. Resignations must be made by an email to secretary@nzalpa.org.nz 

Note: 

Upon submission of your application form, you will be automatically sent forms that must be signed and returned to the Office before your application can be processed. 

If you do not receive these forms, please check your spam folders, both on your client program and online at your provider end, before contacting the NZALPA Office for help. 

Processing of your application cannot occur until these completed forms are received by the Office.

Upon acceptance, you will be sent a membership pack containing details about the organisation, its policies, and membership benefits. 

Should you require any further information, please call our office on (09) 255 1500 or email the office. Alternatively read the FAQ section.

Student Trainee Affiliate

Any cadet or aviation student undertaking a course of study, or who has graduated from a course of study, through an accredited training provider or university, with the intention of pursuing a career in the civil aviation industry as a pilot, air traffic controller, flight service operator, sim instructor or remote pilot may, on application, become an affiliate of NZALPA for a period of up to five years, or until they commence employment in the industry, whichever event occurs first. Affiliate status does not confer membership or any of the benefits or privileges of membership of NZALPA. When you do find employment, the transition to Member status is simple.

Should you wish to become a Student Trainee Affiliate, please call our office on (09) 255 1500 or email the office at office@nzalpa.org.nz.

​Click to apply for NZALPA membership 

Membership Benefits

• Legal Advice/Representation
• CIRP Support
• Technical Advice
• Medical Advice
• Access to Professional Insurances
• Collective Presence

NZALPA membership is a proactive way to ensure your career in aviation is looked after. The aviation industry is one of the most regulated industries in the world, and in the blink of an eye an event can change the entire industry and the way it operates in the short or long term. NZALPA aims to address any situation or issue that will directly affect our members’ terms and conditions of employment.

In accordance with the NZALPA Rules, we provide technical, medical and welfare, industrial and legal advice, representation and professional assistance to financial members. Our staff and volunteers have vast amounts of experience in these areas.

In the instance of an incident or accident, members can receive 24/7 legal advice, and advice or representation in employment disputes or disciplinary action taken against any individual financial member or as a collective employment group. Our Legal Team is highly experienced in aviation legal and industrial matters, including compliance and collective bargaining, and we ensure employment agreements are complied with by the respective employers.

Through our affiliation with the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), we maintain relationships with other Member Associations to ensure support is available to our members in any country where our members fly to. Should an incident or accident ever happen, we aim to ensure that your interests are looked after and your family is supported throughout the ordeal. This affiliation, together with our affiliation of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controller Associations (IFATCA), also enables NZALPA to advocate for our members' interests on the international stage, including at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Financial members are also entitled to access a range of competitive insurance schemes, promoted through NZALPA, in accordance with the terms of such schemes that insure against death, illness or loss of medical.

Insurances

If you are already an NZALPA Member - click here

As a financial member of NZALPA, you are entitled to purchase a range of professional insurance schemes, in accordance with the terms of such schemes.

In association with third parties, NZALPA is able to offer eligible members three exclusive insurance schemes that are currently some of the best available to aviation professionals. The plans include: 

• Group Life Insurance - GLI provides death cover, Best Doctors and Living Assurance Cover.
• Group Disability Insurance - GDI provides income protection cover in the event you cannot work due to illness 
• Mutual Benefit Fund - financial members of NZALPA can apply for one of two Mutual Benefit Funds available. There are separate funds for pilots and air traffic controllers.  The fund provides financial support in the event that you lose your medical certificate.

Group Life Insurance

The Group Life scheme is perhaps the most inexpensive death cover available to pilots and air traffic controllers. The scheme can cover you and your spouse against death from $50,000 to $1,000,000. Note: if the requested cover amount for any year exceeds $150,000, a medical declaration needs to be completed.

Best Doctors provides access to the best medical second opinions in the world.

Living Assurance is trauma cover for defined conditions.

Group Disability Insurance

The Group Disability Insurance scheme has been set up to provide income protection should illness result in the loss of your medical certificate for an extended period that results in an inability to work. Members can choose the level of cover required (within certain parameters) and the length of their qualifying period (either 30, 45, 90,180, or 365 days).

This scheme is designed to align with the sick leave provisions in your Collective Employment Agreement. The premium is then calculated based on the benefit level, qualifying period and the age of the member. The benefit is paid at the end of your qualifying period until you get your medical certificate restored or until you reach the maximum payment period of 24 months.

NZ Airline Pilots Mutual Benefit Fund and NZALPA Mutual Benefit Fund - ATC

Pilots: www.pilotsmbf.org.nz | Controllers: www.atcmbf.org.nz

Benefits include:

• Disability payments
• Capital payment
• Death payment

In the event of sickness resulting in the suspension or cancellation of your medical certificate, the Mutual Benefit Fund will give you financial assistance and encouragement to regain your certificate so you may continue your flying or air traffic control career. There are two Mutual Benefit Funds available: one for pilots, the other for air traffic controllers.

The funds are independent from NZALPA with the Trustees on the Pilot’s Fund made up from operational commercial airline pilots, legal profession and Airline management representation.

The Trustees for the Air Traffic Controller Fund are made up from operational Air Traffic Controllers, legal profession, Airways management representation plus an independent Trustee with industry knowledge.

The Trustees and Secretariat of both Funds meet on a regular basis.

If you are a Pilot aged between 19 and 60, hold a New Zealand CAA Medical License or an Australian CASA Medical License and are a financial member of NZALPA, you can apply to join the NZ Airline Pilots’ Mutual Benefit Fund. If you are an Air Traffic Controller aged between 21 and 50, and are a financial member of NZALPA, you can apply to join the NZ Airline Pilots’ Mutual Benefit Fund – ATC.

To apply for membership or increase cover with the NZ Airline Pilots Mutual Benefit Fund visit their web site at www.pilotsmbf.org.nz and complete the online application form.

To apply for membership of the NZALP Mutual Benefit Fund – ATC visit their website at www.atcmbf.org.nz download the application and health declaration forms, complete and return to the office.

From 1 January 2019, the Pilots Mutual Benefit Fund increased their contribution rate from $5 per $1,000 to $7 per $1,000.

ATC contributions are made by way of fortnightly salary deductions.

MBF Benefits

Disability payments - In the event of disability or sickness resulting in the loss of your medical certificate and upon exhaustion of your sick leave entitlements both Funds may pay a Disability Benefit Payment.

Capital payment - For Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers faced with permanent loss of their medical certificate, a Capital Benefit may be payable less Disability Benefit Payments received.

Death payment - A Capital benefit entitlement may be paid out if death occurs while in receipt of disability payments.

NOTE: The above are a few of the key points of the funds. Rule Books and FAQ’s for both Funds can be found at their respective web sites.

Contact the Mutual Benefit Fund today: 

Tel: 0800 745 623      

Fax: 09 523 9207

Pilots Fund Email : office@pilotsmbf.org.nz 

Air Traffic Controllers Fund Email: office@atcmbf.org.nz

Member Offers

We have a variety of preferred suppliers to members and these include

Grant Thornton 

Elevation Chartered Accountants 

Auckland Co-Op Taxis 

Specsavers 

Sudima Hotels NZ - Auckland Airport

Ibis Budget Auckland Airport

Serengeti Eyewear

Cherry Tree Wholesale Club

Log Ten Pro

and others

Critical Incident Response Programme (CIRP)

NZALPA’s certified Critical Incident Response Programme (CIRP) is there to support you in your time of need. We have a team of trained volunteers who can help should you have an accident or substance addiction.

If you are a current financial NZALPA member and have any enquiries about CIRP, please contact the office 0800 NZALPA or (09) 255-1500:

CIRP Stress Handouts

Stress Handout 1
Stress Handout 2

The NZALPA Contingency Fund Trust

The NZALPA Contingency Fund Trust (CFT) is a fund established in September 2004 by the board and membership of the New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association in the wake of the Ansett 703 Dash 8 accident of 1995 and the demise of Ansett NZ in 2000. Both these occurrences highlighted to NZALPA the need for significant financial strength in the event of unforeseen events.

The original foundation of the Trust’s assets was by way of financial contributions from members of NZALPA over many years.

Under the stewardship of a number of Directors, the Trust has grown extremely well and now possesses a significant commercial property portfolio with strong cashflows.

The CFT has broad discretion to provide protection and assistance for groups and individual NZALPA members when unforeseen contingencies occur.