May 16,
2018 79 79 
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Many of the country’s Air Traffic Controller (ATCs) men and women are carrying out their essential safety-critical roles without the certainty of even taking a regular toilet break, the union representing the country’s ATCs told the Education and Workforce Select Committee today.
April 19,
2018 74 74
18 April 2018
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) today called for the prohibition of high-powered laser pointers following two more reported incidences of flight crew and passenger lives being put in danger through reckless use of the devices.
March 7,
2018 719 719
6 March 2018
A drone that caused 20 aircraft to divert landing at New Zealand’s biggest air transport hub, including an Air New Zealand flight from Tokyo to Auckland forced to divert 500 km away to Palmerston North, has appalled the New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA).
January 13,
2018 191 191
New Years message from IFALPA President, Captain Ron Abel.
January 10,
2018 142 142
IFALPA has been made aware that flight crews have no access to information indicating the time of transmission of uplinked CPDLC messages. The possibility of a delayed message cannot be ruled out which could lead to an old clearance being delivered past its validity time or to the wrong aircraft.
January 4,
2018 824 824
1 DECEMBER 2017
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) today applauded the record prison sentence of five months handed down by a British court to a man who pointed a laser at a police helicopter.
December 22,
2017 6043 6043
21 DECEMBER 2017
The New Zealand Air Line Pilot’s Association (NZALPA) was today delighted at the Supreme Court ruling to uphold the Court of Appeal decision on the safety areas required at major airports in New Zealand.
December 19,
2017 179 179
Ryanair today (Fri 15 Dec) announced that it has written to the pilot unions in Ireland, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal inviting each of them to talks to recognise these unions as the representative body for pilots in Ryanair in each of these countries, as long as they establish Committees of Ryanair pilots to deal with Ryanair issues, as Ryanair will not engage with pilots who fly for competitor airlines in Ireland or elsewhere.
October 24,
2017 224 224
MONTREAL, Canada –The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) strongly supports the decision made by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA-I) to provide financial, logistical and staff support for the recent unionization efforts by pilots at Europe’s Ryanair.
August 26,
2017 608 608
24 August 2017
The New Zealand Air Line Pilot’s Association (NZALPA) has today asked the Supreme Court to uphold and confirm the recent Court of Appeal decision on the safety areas required at major airports in New Zealand.